Metalayer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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