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Himetric

Himetric is a resolution-independent unit of length. Its role is similar to the twip, but it is one hundredth of a millimetre. It is mainly used in Object Linking and Embedding and derived technologies such as ActiveX, Active Template Library and Visual Basic up to version 6.

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Himetric is a resolution-independent unit of length.¹ Its role is similar to the twip, but it is one hundredth of a millimetre.² It is mainly used in Object Linking and Embedding³⁴ and derived technologies such as ActiveX,³ Active Template Library² and Visual Basic up to version 6.⁵

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"ScaleModeConstants.vbHimetric Field (Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6) | Microsoft Docs". Docs.microsoft.com. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-04.