layeredcode

noun

UK /ˈleɪ.əd.kəʊd/

US /ˈleɪ.ɚd.koʊd/

Code that is built in layers, like stacking blocks one on top of another.

The game uses layeredcode so each level can be changed without breaking the others.

SYNONYMS

stacked code tiered code modular code structured code

RELATED WORDS

layer module abstraction architecture stack

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A secret message hidden inside another message by using several levels of encoding.

The spy sent layeredcode that needed three keys to read.

3. A way of writing computer programs where each part only talks to the part right next to it.

Layeredcode keeps the drawing part separate from the sound part.

4. A style of art or design made by putting many thin sheets of code-like patterns on top of each other.

Her poster was a colorful layeredcode of tiny symbols.