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orthogonal drawing

(definition)

Definition: A graph drawing in which each edge is represented by a polyline, each segment of which is parallel to a coordinate axis.

See also grid drawing, straight-line drawing.

Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 9-23, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.

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Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, CRC Press LLC, 1999, "orthogonal drawing", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/orthogonldrw.html

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