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LAYOUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does layout mean?
• LAYOUT (noun)
The noun LAYOUT has 2 senses:
1. a plan or design of something that is laid out
2. the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
Familiarity information: LAYOUT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plan or design of something that is laid out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("layout" is a kind of...):
design; plan (an arrangement scheme)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("layout" is a kind of...):
order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)
Derivation:
lay out (provide a detailed plan or design)
Context examples
If the space has a beautiful layout, has plenty of sunshine, is clean, in good condition, and offers a view, that’s even better.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A type of graph similar to a radial layout, but compressed to fit rapidly-branching networks.
(Graph Combinatorial Layout, NCI Thesaurus)
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