layoutdirection
nounUK /ˈleɪ.aʊt dɪˌrɛk.ʃən/
US /ˈleɪ.aʊt dɪˌrɛk.ʃən/
The way things are arranged from left to right or right to left.
The app changes its layoutdirection when you switch the language to Arabic.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a setting that tells a program whether to place items starting from the left or the right.
Set the layoutdirection to right-to-left so the menu appears on the correct side.
3. The order in which visual elements are read on a page.
Designers check the layoutdirection to make sure readers scan the page naturally.
4. The orientation of a printed page or screen as seen by the user.
Changing the layoutdirection flipped the whole interface like a mirror.