Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of laying out.
- noun An arrangement or plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas.
- noun The art or process of arranging printed or graphic matter on a page.
- noun The overall design of a page, spread, or book, including elements such as page and type size, typeface, and the arrangement of titles and page numbers.
- noun A page or set of pages marked to indicate this design.
- noun Sports The straight position, as in diving.
- noun Informal An establishment or property, especially a large residence or estate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
structured arrangement of items within certainlimits . - noun A
plan for such arrangement. - noun The act of
laying out something. - noun publishing The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
- noun engineering A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
- noun electronics A specification of an
integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement theschematic in silicon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
- noun a plan or design of something that is laid out
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Examples
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You can tell a layout page because the URL of the site has _layout in it.
SharePoint Magazine 2008
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* @param string $layout The layout to return results using. function setResultLayout ($layout) string $layout: レスポンスレイアウトを指定
マイコミジャーナル 2009
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Occasionally you'll find one where the layout is a little off, but, unless their using something like ActiveX to do something complicated, they are still readable in other browsers.
Boing Boing 2005
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Page layout is often imaginative and expressive, and passion is evident on every page.
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The living layout is great, we have the entire Parlor Level of the brownstone, which offers 13 foot high ceilings, 9 foot high windows, as well as the preserved details from the Victorian period; crown moldings, marble fireplace, and cherry hardwood floors, all original.
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Page layout is often imaginative and expressive, and passion is evident on every page.
Kirihito reprise 2010
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So, the layout is pretty, but I think book readers will benefit from having multiple eBook apps available.
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The Xperia's layout is surprisingly inefficient for an Android model.
First Look: Sony Xperia X10 is no match for some other Android phones 2010
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The decision of what type of office furniture to choose, as well as, the design of the layout is something that should not be taken lightly.
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As far as layout is concerned, I greatly enjoy making more traditionally structured comics; I feel that more conservative formal boundaries allows for greater experimentation within those boundaries.
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