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layering

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lay·er·ing  (lr-ng) also lay·er·age (-j)
n.
The process of rooting branches, twigs, or stems that are still attached to a parent plant, as by placing a specially treated part in moist soil.
layering [ˈleɪərɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition


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I'm talking here about basic photographic structure, not about electronic layering, the post-processing technique often used to enhance or build an image in Adobe Photoshop.
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The procedure further states that collapsing the LIFO layers is appropriate, since the revaluation of ending inventory to FIFO is inconsistent with the LIFO layering approach, and Sec.
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