Layer: In networking, layers (also called Levels) refer to software protocols. Each layer builds on the layer beneath it as part of an overall interactive transmission system.

 

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Layer: In networking, layers (also called Levels) refer to software protocols. Each layer builds on the layer beneath it as part of an overall interactive transmission system.

Dirty Player: There are some players, both current and historical, whose style of play and history of penalties characterizes them within hockey circles as 'dirty players.' usually, this entails a history . . . View Full Definition

Summation Layer Amount: The amount of sky cover for each layer is given in eighths of sky cover attributable to clouds or obscurations. The summation amount for any given layer is equal to the sum of the sky cover . . . View Full Definition

Balance (As Applied To A Player): A player is in balance if, at the point of release, they are able to complete their follow through without falling off to one side; generally means that the release and slide are simultaneous.

Straight Player: A player that relies on accuracy at the expense of power.

Surface Boundary Layer: The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere, usually up to 3,300 feet, or one kilometer, from the earth's surface, where the wind is influenced by the friction of the earth's surface and the . . . View Full Definition

Ozone Layer: An atmospheric layer that contains a high proportion of oxygen that exists as ozone. It acts as a filtering mechanism against incoming ultraviolet radiation. It is located between the tropos . . . View Full Definition

Friction Layer: The thin layer of atmosphere adjacent to the earth's surface. Surface friction is effective in slowing down wind up to approximately 1,500 to 3,000 feet above the ground. Above this level, a . . . View Full Definition

Comeback Player: A player who returns from a significant injury and re-emerges into a legitimate fantasy starter. Deuce McAllister, who rushed for 1,057 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2006 after a serious knee i . . . View Full Definition

Surface Layer: The layer of the ocean extending from the surface to a depth above which the ocean is homogeneous due to wind mixing