Key:lat
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Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator. 
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Each node in the OSM database already has information about its longitude and latitude. We do not add this information in tags. For example: https://osm.org/api/0.6/node/65449903 |
Lat is a synonym for latitude which is the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes or in decimal degrees.
Looking at the graph of the use of this key, it can be deduced that it comes from imports and its use is not increasing.