Location

In geography, location is a position or point in physical space expressed relative to the position of another point or thing. A real location can often be designated by Cartesian coordinates. On the Earth, the geographic coordinate system can be used to specify the position of any location.

In film, a filming location is a place where (part of) a film is shot. In contradistinction to a film studio or movie set a filming location is a real place (eg an actual cafe) rather than a set created by production designers.

In colloquial terms, the personal location of an individual is often expressed as "here", in which case the location may be a general reference to a vicinity or place where the individual can be found.

AVL is Automatic Vehicle Location.

In South Africa the euphemistic vernacular term location was often used to describe an urban area inhabited by non-whites. The term was later replaced by "township".

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See also: Location, Automatic Vehicle Location, Cartesian coordinate system, Earth, Euphemism, Film, Film studio, Geographic coordinate system, Geography