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metalayer

metalayer noun: a layer of layers; a layer existing at the metalevel.

Noun

metalayer (plural metalayers)

  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.2002, David B. Leake, Yolanda Gil, IUI 02: 2002 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, page 75
    • Also, many companies do not possess the necessary methodology for creation of the metalayer: the enterprise-wide business architecture which uses a high level of consistency in its interfaces.2016, Dimitris N. Chorafas, Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems, page 35

Forms of metalayer

pluralmetalayers

Origin of metalayer

From meta- + layer.

Questions about metalayer

What does metalayer mean?
Metalayer means a layer of layers; a layer existing at the metalevel.
What part of speech is metalayer?
Metalayer is a noun.
What is the plural of metalayer?
The plural of metalayer is metalayers.

Words near metalayer in the dictionary

  1. metalating
  2. metalation
  3. metalations
  4. metalaw
  5. metalaxyl
  6. metalayer
  7. metalayers
  8. metalbearing
  9. metalbillies
  10. metalbilly
  11. metalbumin

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