layout

English

/ˈleɪ.aʊt/

noun
Definitions
  • A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
  • A plan for such arrangement.
  • The act of lay laying out something.
  • (publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
  • (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • (electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.

Etymology

Compound from English lay (meadow) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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