# Layer

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'''Layer''' or '''layered''' may refer to:
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==Arts, entertainment, and media==
*[''Layers'' (Kungs album)](/source/Layers_(Kungs_album))
*[''Layers'' (Les McCann album)](/source/Layers_(Les_McCann_album))
*[''Layers'' (Royce da 5′9″ album)](/source/Layers_(Royce_da_5%E2%80%B29%E2%80%B3_album))
*“Layers”, the title track of Royce da 5′9″’s [sixth studio album](/source/Layers_(Royce_da_5%E2%80%B29%E2%80%B3_album))
*[Layer](/source/Mega_Man_X8), a female Maverick Hunter in the ''Mega Man X'' series
*Layer, an element in a [digital painting](/source/digital_painting)
*[''Layer'' (film)](/source/Layer_(film)), a 2022 Russian film
*[LAYER](/source/LAYER), the stage name of Rei Wakana, a fictional character from ''BanG Dream!''
*Layer, a zone in the Underground World in ''[Donkey Kong Bananza](/source/Donkey_Kong_Bananza)''

==Science==
* [Stratum](/source/Stratum), a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics
* [Thermocline](/source/Thermocline), a layer within a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
*Layer, an area in the [neocortex](/source/Neocortex) with specific structure and connection pattern among neurons

==Technology==

===Computing===
* [Layer (object-oriented design)](/source/Layer_(object-oriented_design)), a group of classes that have the same set of link-time module dependencies to other modules
* [Layers (digital image editing)](/source/Layers_(digital_image_editing)), used in digital image editing to separate different elements of an image
* Layers, in [2D computer graphics](/source/2D_computer_graphics)
* [Abstraction layer](/source/Abstraction_layer), a way of hiding the implementation details of a particular set of functionality
** [Internet protocol suite](/source/Internet_protocol_suite) layers
** [OSI model](/source/OSI_model) layers
* [Layer element](/source/Layer_element), a deprecated {{Tag|iframe|o}}-like tag, unique to Netscape 4 browsers
* Layer of objects, a term in [CAD](/source/CAD_standards)
* Map layer, a set of graphical information, especially in [geographic information system](/source/geographic_information_system)s
* [Layer (deep learning)](/source/Layer_(deep_learning)), a structure in the architecture of a deep learning model, which take information from the previous layers and then pass information to the next layer

===Electronics===
* [Layer (electronics)](/source/Layer_(electronics)), a single thickness of some material covering a surface
* [Dual layer recording](/source/Dual_layer_recording), a DVD layer
* [F region](/source/F_region), or Appleton Layer in telecommunications

==Other uses==
* Layer, a tier of archaeological deposits in an [excavation](/source/Excavation_(archaeology))
* [Layer hen](/source/Layer_hen), a hen raised to produce eggs
* [Layer cake](/source/Layer_cake), a cake consisting of stacked layers
* [Layered, Inc.](/source/Layered%2C_Inc.), an American software company 
* [Layered clothing](/source/Layered_clothing), the wearing of multiple layers of clothing for practical or fashion purposes
* [Layered hair](/source/Layered_hair), a popular hair-styling technique
* [Walter Francis Layer](/source/Walter_Francis_Layer) (1907-1965), American politician and U.S. Marine Corps colonel

==See also==
* [Layering (disambiguation)](/source/Layering_(disambiguation))
* [Multilevel (disambiguation)](/source/Multilevel_(disambiguation))
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