Izwi rokuti hoko (surveyor's peg in English) rinoreva chimuti, simbi kana chimwe chiro chinorovererwa muvhu chichishandiswa kutaridza panotangira nokugumira nzvimbo iri kutarwa. hoko ingashandiswa kutaridza panoperera muganhu: wemunda; wemusha; webindu; wenzvimbo inocherwa mugodhi kana muganhu wepari kuvakwa mugwagwa kana chimwewo chingavakwa pavhu.