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.