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 Embedding[3][4] and derived technologies such as ActiveX,[3] Active Template Library[2] and Visual Basic up to version 6.[5]

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  1. ^ "How to build high DPI aware native Windows desktop applications". Marius Bancila's Blog | About Code. Mostly on C++. 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pixel-HIMETRIC Conversion Global Functions".
  3. ^ a b "Q168326: HOWTO: Define the Display Size of an MFC ActiveX Control".
  4. ^ "IPicture::get_Width (Ocidl.h) - Win32 apps".
  5. ^ "ScaleModeConstants.vbHimetric Field (Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6) | Microsoft Docs". Docs.microsoft.com. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-04.