Layer facts for kids

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Layer may refer to:

A layer of archaeological deposits in an excavation
A layer hen, a hen kept to produce eggs
Layered clothing, wearing multiple layers of clothing

Fiction
Science
Technology
- Computing
- Electronics

Fiction

Layer, a female Maverick Hunter in the Mega Man X series

Science

Stratum, a layer of rock or soil with similar composition
Thermocline, a layer of temperature within an area of water

Technology

Computing

Abstraction layer, a way of hiding the specifications of a function
- OSI model layers
- Internet protocol suite layers
2D computer graphics#Layers, layers in two-dimensional (2D) computer graphics
Layers (digital image editing), used in digital image editing to separate different elements of an image

Electronics

DVD layer, such as in DVD dual layer recording
Layer (electronics), a single thickness of some material covering a surface

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