high-level

adj
/ˈhaɪ ˈlɛv.əl/

Etymology

From high + level.

  1. inherited from levelen
  2. derived from libella
  3. derived from livel
  4. inherited from level
  5. compounded as high-level — “high + level

Definitions

  1. Taking place or existing at a high level, altitude or elevation.

  2. Of or pertaining to a person of a high social position or high rank within a hierarchy or…

    Of or pertaining to a person of a high social position or high rank within a hierarchy or organization.

  3. Consisting of such people.

    • high-level conference
    • Within 22 minutes of the high-level decision at 1.38 a.m. on the Sunday morning to withdraw the electric trains, a special control had been established at Glasgow North headquarters to organise the return to steam working.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Consisting of relatively natural language-like commands and mathematical notations which,…

      Consisting of relatively natural language-like commands and mathematical notations which, after compilation or interpretation, become a set of machine language instructions.

    2. A summary that provides a general overview and omits nearly all details.

    3. At (or associated with) an advanced level within the context of a game's progression…

      At (or associated with) an advanced level within the context of a game's progression system.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at high-level. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01high-level02hierarchy03ranks04rank05great06important07pompous08grand09high-ranking

A definitional loop anchored at high-level. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at high-level

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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