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z-order

z-order noun: the order in which objects should be drawn in order to display correctly.

Noun (1)

z-order (plural z-orders)

  1. The order in which objects should be drawn in order to display correctly.
    • When you click on a window it is brought to the top of the z-order so that you can see it.
  2. A property of a graphical object that indicates its position in the z-order.
    • To get the rectangle to hide some of the text, make its z-order higher.
    Synonyms:
    z-index

Noun (2) capitalized: Z-order

Z-order (plural Z-orders)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of z-order.

Synonyms of z-order

Forms of z-order

pluralz-orders
alternative formZ-order
pluralZ-orders

Origin of z-order

From z- + order, analogous to z-axis.

Questions about z-order

What does z-order mean?
Z-order means the order in which objects should be drawn in order to display correctly.
What part of speech is z-order?
Z-order is a noun.
What is the plural of z-order?
The plural of z-order is z-orders.

Words near z-order in the dictionary

  1. Z-lister
  2. Z-listers
  3. Z-lists
  4. Z-movie
  5. Z-movies
  6. z-order
  7. z-orders
  8. Z-pak
  9. Z-paks
  10. Z-pinch
  11. Z-pinches

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