Layout vs. Outline

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  • Layout (noun)

    A limits.

  • Layout (noun)

    A plan for such arrangement.

  • Layout (noun)

    The act of laying out something.

  • Layout (noun)

    The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.

  • Layout (noun)

    A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.

  • Layout (noun)

    A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.

  • Outline (noun)

    A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

  • Outline (noun)

    The outer shape of an object or figure.

  • Outline (noun)

    A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

  • Outline (noun)

    A general description of some subject.

  • Outline (noun)

    A summarizing the important points of a text.

  • Outline (noun)

    A preliminary plan for a project.

    “the outline of a speech”

  • Outline (noun)

    A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

  • Outline (noun)

    A setline or trotline.

  • Outline (verb)

    To draw an outline of.

  • Outline (verb)

    To summarize.

    “Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background.”

Wiktionary
  • Layout (noun)

    the way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out

    “the road layout”

  • Layout (noun)

    the way in which text or pictures are set out on a page

    “the layout is uncluttered and the illustrations are helpful”

  • Layout (noun)

    the process of setting out material on a page

    “doing layout for newspapers and magazines”

  • Layout (noun)

    a thing arranged or set out in a particular way

    “a model railway layout”

Oxford Dictionary

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