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High-level

//ˈhaɪ ˈlɛv.əl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Taking place or existing at a high level, altitude or elevation.

    "It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a person of a high social position or high rank within a hierarchy or organization.
  3. 3
    Consisting of such people.

    "high-level conference"

  4. 4
    Consisting of relatively natural language-like commands and mathematical notations which, after compilation or interpretation, become a set of machine language instructions.
  5. 5
    A summary that provides a general overview and omits nearly all details.

    ""To begin, a need or want is simply a broad definition of the overall requirements: the high-level description, the 30,000-foot view, and so on, of the problem without identifying any specifics." https://www.google.com/books/edition/Additive_Manufacturing_Handbook/H1kkDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT92"

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  1. 6
    At (or associated with) an advanced level within the context of a game's progression system.
Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring at or from a relative high altitude wordnet
  2. 2
    at an elevated level in rank or importance wordnet

Etymology

From high + level.

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