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What is the geometric intuition for the sheaf-theoretic terms "soft", "fine", and "flabby"?

The sheaf-theoretic terms "soft", "flabby", and "fine" are of an obviously geometric character, and suggest opposition with "hard", "rigid", and "coarse" sheaves (I'm just inventing these terms here). ...
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What's the point of fine sheaves? (As opposed to soft ones)

Why do people care to define fine sheaves? What useful property do they have for which softness is not sufficient? some observations (because I feel guilty about a the one-line question): The point ...
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