Himetric
HIMETRIC is used in the computer field, independent of screen resolution Längeninheit.
Definition
A HIMETRIC is one thousandth of an inch, ie 0.01 mm.
Benefit
In general, satisfy integer values for storing specified in HIMETRIC lengths. This avoids rounding errors occurring among others, the floating-point numbers.
Examples of use
The Navision software used throughout HIMETRIC for the positions and dimensions of screen elements. The name HIMETRIC is not explicitly mentioned.