Z-order

Origin

Analogous to z-axis.

Alternative forms

• Z-order

Full definition of z-order

Noun

1. (computer graphics) The order in which objects should be drawn in order to display correctly.When you click on a window it is brought to the top of the z-order so that you can see it.
2. (computer graphics) A property of a graphical object that indicates its position in the z-order.To get the rectangle to hide some of the text, make its z-order higher.

Synonyms

• a property of a graphical object z-index