metalayer

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ layer.

Noun

metalayer (plural metalayers)

1. A layer of layers; a layer existing at the metalevel.
   • 2002, David B. Leake, Yolanda Gil, IUI 02: 2002 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, page 75:

     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.

   • 2016, Dimitris N. Chorafas, Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems, page 35:

     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.