Generally, if some object is nested, it is in a hierarchy level below another object. For example:
* Layer 1 - Layer2“Layer 2 is nested in Layer 1”. What do I call it, if I would “de-nest” Layer 2?
Like:* Layer 1 * Layer 2I have … Layer 2.
“De-nesting” sounds made up. “To place beside” would describe it, but I would prefer a similar short and snappy verb like “to nest”.
Answer
This is often called flattening. Below is a reference from the Jargon File. Also if you type "flatten list", for example, into Google, you will see that it’s a commonly used term.
flatten: vt.
[common] To remove structural information, esp. to filter something with an implicit tree structure into a simple sequence of leaves
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Source : Link , Question Author : Lennart , Answer Author : dangph
