Layer
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- A layer of archaeological deposits in an excavation
- A layer hen, a hen raised to produce eggs
- StratumStratumIn geology and related fields, a stratum is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers...
, a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics - ThermoclineThermoclineA thermocline is a thin but distinct layer in a large body of fluid , in which temperature changes more rapidly with depth than it does in the layers above or below...
, a layer within a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth - LayeringLayeringLayering is a means of plant propagation in which a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. Layering has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments...
, a technique for plant propagation - Layered hairLayered hairLayered hair is a hair style that gives the illusion of length and volume using long hair for the illusion of length and short hair for volume, this way it is easy to style and manage. Hair is arranged into layers, with the top layers cut shorter than the layers beneath...
, a popular hair-styling technique - Layering (clothing), the wearing of multiple layers of clothing for practical or fashion purposes
- LayeringLayeringLayering is a means of plant propagation in which a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. Layering has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments...
may also refer to the money laundering crimes, that usually occur in 3 stages: placement (when the dirty money is separated from the former criminal activity), layering (the act of giving an appearance of legal to the values) and integration (when the money is formally incorporated to the economic system).
Places:
- Layer de la HayeLayer de la HayeLayer de la Haye is a small village of around 2,000 people near Colchester in Essex, England...
is a village in Essex, England.
In fiction:
- Layer, a female Maverick Hunter in the Mega Man X series
In science:
- Layer (electronics)Layer (electronics)A layer is the deposition of molecules on a substrate or base .High temperature substrates includes stainless steel and polyimide film and PET ....
, a single thickness of some material covering a surface - Appleton LayerF regionThe F region of the ionosphere is home to the F layer of ionization, also called the Appleton layer, after the English physicist Edward Appleton. As with other ionospheric sectors, 'layer' implies a concentration of plasma, while 'region' is the area that contains the said layer...
, or F Layer (telecommunications)
In computing and technology:
- Abstraction layerAbstraction layerAn abstraction layer is a way of hiding the implementation details of a particular set of functionality...
- OSI modelOSI modelThe Open Systems Interconnection model is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection effort at the International Organization for Standardization. It is a prescription of characterizing and standardizing the functions of a communications system in terms of abstraction layers. Similar...
layers - Internet protocol suiteInternet protocol suiteThe Internet protocol suite is the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks. It is commonly known as TCP/IP from its most important protocols: Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol , which were the first networking protocols defined in this...
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- OSI model
- 2D computer graphics#Layers, layers in 2D computer graphics
- Layers (digital image editing)Layers (digital image editing)Layers are used in digital image editing to separate different elements of an image. A layer can be compared to a transparency on which imaging effects or images are applied and placed over or under an image...
- map layer: a set of graphical information, especially in geographic information systemGeographic Information SystemA geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
s - layer (object-oriented design)Layer (object-oriented design)In object-oriented design, a layer is a group of classes that have the same set of link-time module dependencies to other modules. In other words, a layer is a group of reusable components that are reusable in similar circumstances...
- DVD layer, such as in DVD Dual layer recording
- Layer (HTML tag)Layer (HTML tag)Layers were the core of a method of dynamic HTML programming specific to Netscape 4. Each layer was treated as a separate document object in JavaScript...
a deprecated <iframe>-like tag, unique to Netscape 4 browsers - A layer of objects in CADCAD standardsCAD Standards have been created to improve productivity and interchange of Computer-aided design documents between different offices and CAD programs, especially in architecture and engineering.- CAD layer standards :Most common:...