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metalayer en · NOUN

Etymology

From meta- + layer.

Meanings

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

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