stacking order

US: /ˈstækɪŋ ˈɔɹdɚ/

Definition

Definition of stacking order - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

sequence deciding which overlapping items appear in front of others visually

TECH.

The dialog box stayed hidden because its stacking order was set behind the window.

design

Rare

arrangement deciding how items are placed one on top of another

Rare

The printer jammed because the paper stacking order was incorrect.

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Expressions with stacking

speed stacking

sport of stacking and taking down beakers fast, following set patterns

He practices speed stacking every afternoon to improve his tournament times.

stacking truck

vehicle used to move heavy items

The worker used a stacking truck to move boxes.

Expressions with order

on order

adj.

requested but not yet delivered

The new books are on order and will arrive soon.

order in

request food delivery to a specific location

We decided to order in for dinner.

order off

request food or items from a menu

We decided to order off the special menu for dinner.

order about

tell someone what to do in a bossy way

She likes to order about her younger siblings.

out of order

adj.

not working as expected

The elevator was out of order, so we took the stairs..

in order to

conj.

shows why something is done, to reach a goal or result

She studied all night in order to pass the difficult exam.

put into order

arrange things so they are neat or follow a sequence

She put the books into order on the shelf.

get one's affairs in order

carefully arrange important personal matters before a major change or crisis

After his diagnosis, he hurried to get his affairs in order.

order around

tell someone what to do in a bossy way

She likes to order around her younger siblings.

order of the day

command or directive that is especially important under current circumstances

Silence was the order of the day as the ceremony began..

Examples of stacking order in a sentence

He adjusted the stacking order of layers in the slide deck.
Adjust the stacking order so the logo appears above the background image.
In the graphics editor, you can change the stacking order of the layers.

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French:ordre d'empilement, séquence d'empilement, ...
German:Stapelreihenfolge, Stapelfolge, ...
Italian:ordine di sovrapposizione, ordine di pila, ...
Spanish:orden de apilamiento, secuencia de apilamiento, ...
Portuguese:ordem de empilhamento, sequência de empilhamento, ...
Chinese:堆叠顺序, ...
Japanese:重なり順, 積み重ね順序, ...
Arabic:تَرتِيب التَّرَاصّ, تَرتيب التَّرْصيف, ...
Hebrew:סֵדֶר הַשְּׁכָבוֹת, סֵדֶר הַעֲרֵמָה, ...
Russian:порядок наложения, порядок укладки, ...
Ukrainian:порядок накладання, порядок укладання, ...
Hindi:स्टैकिंग क्रम, ढेर लगाने का क्रम, ...
Bengali:স্ট্যাকিং অর্ডার, স্তূপ করার ক্রম, ...
Catalan:ordre d'apilament, ordre de col.locació, ...
Czech:pořadí vrstev, pořadí ukládání, ...
Danish:stakkeorden, stableorden, ...
Dutch:stapelvolgorde, stapeling, ...
Greek:σειρά στοίβαξης, τάξη στοίβαξης, ...
Hungarian:veremezési sorrend, rakási sorrend, ...
Khmer:លំដាប់កំណត់ការដាក់ត្រួតគ្នានៅលើអេក្រង់, លំដាប់ដាក់ជាន់, ...
Korean:쌓임 순서, 적재 순서, ...
Persian:ترتیب روی‌هم‌افتادگی, ترتیب رویهمقرارگیری, ...
Polish:kolejność nakładania, kolejność ułożenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordem de empilhamento, sequência de empilhamento, ...
Romanian:ordine de afișare, ordine de stivuire, ...
Swedish:staplingsordning, stapelordning, ...
Thai:ลำดับการซ้อนทับ, ลำดับการซ้อน, ...
Turkish:yığınlama sırası, istif sırası, ...
Vietnamese:thứ tự xếp chồng, thứ tự chồng, ...

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