Metalayer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A layer of layers; a layer existing at the metalevel.

    "That is, each sketch has a special layer, the metalayer. Every other layer in the sketch appears as a glyph on the metalayer. The content of these glyphs is the content of the layer they depict."

Example

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"That is, each sketch has a special layer, the metalayer. Every other layer in the sketch appears as a glyph on the metalayer. The content of these glyphs is the content of the layer they depict."

Etymology

From meta- + layer.

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