Layout

In general terms, a layout is a structured arrangement of items within certain limits, or a plan for such arrangement.

Specifically, layout may refer to:

• Page layout, the arrangement of visual elements on a page
  • Comprehensive layout (comp), a proposed page layout presented by a designer to their client
• Layout (computing), the process of calculating the position of objects in space
• Layout engine, another name for web browser engine, the core software that displays content in a web browser
• Automobile layout, a description of the locations of the engine and drive wheels on a vehicle
• Integrated circuit layout, the representation of an integrated circuit in geometric shapes
• Keyboard layout, an arrangement of the keys on a typographic keyboard
• Model railroad layout, a diorama with tracks for operating scaled-down trains
• Layout (dominoes), the tableau in a domino game
• Layout or marking out, the transfer of a design onto a workpiece in manufacturing
• Plant layout study, an engineering study to analyze physical configurations for a manufacturing plant
• Layout, a specific version of the splits, a position in which the legs are extended in opposite directions
• Process layout, a floor plan of a plant that arranges equipment according to its function
• Product layout, a floor plan of a plant in which work stations and equipment are ordered by assembly sequence