Timeline for Another word/phrase for "high level" and "low level" as in technical level of detail

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Dec 5, 2022 at 19:52	vote	accept	Eddie
Dec 3, 2022 at 17:36	comment	added	John Lawler		The metaphor is a visual one. From a height one sees more, but with less detail. Up close, one sees the detail, but not the scope. This clashes with the high/low of any measurement - high details is low visually, but low details is high visually.
Dec 2, 2022 at 0:52	comment	added	Tinfoil Hat		Not sure how formal it needs to be, but bird's-eye view and worm's-eye view ( or just bird's eye and worm's eye) could work.
Dec 2, 2022 at 0:02	comment	added	Tinfoil Hat		+1 for avoiding deep dive.
Dec 1, 2022 at 23:27	answer	added	NVZ♦		timeline score: 3
Dec 1, 2022 at 23:10	comment	added	Eddie		@DjinTonic The issue with those is the first take is much more than simply an overview
Dec 1, 2022 at 23:08	comment	added	Eddie		@David Yes! Exactly. Inferring "low" as "less than" high is perfectly reasonable. This is exactly why I'd prefer to use other terms that are less ambiguous. =)
Dec 1, 2022 at 22:39	answer	added	David		timeline score: 1
Dec 1, 2022 at 22:33	comment	added	David		I would definitely avoid "high level" / "low level", which I met when I took a Masters in IT, late in my career. These terms initially struck me as exactly the opposite of what they are used to imply. "Low" is less than "High", so using to mean more detail is counterintuitive to an outsider.
Dec 1, 2022 at 20:59	history	edited	Eddie	CC BY-SA 4.0	edited body
Dec 1, 2022 at 20:26	history	asked	Eddie	CC BY-SA 4.0