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# NSView.DefinitionPresentationType

Presentation options for the window.

```
struct DefinitionPresentationType
```

## Topics

### Presentation Values

[`static let dictionaryApplication: NSView.DefinitionPresentationType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/DefinitionPresentationType/dictionaryApplication)

A possible value of the [`presentationType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/DefinitionOptionKey/presentationType) dictionary key that invokes Dictionary application to display the definition.

[`static let overlay: NSView.DefinitionPresentationType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/DefinitionPresentationType/overlay)

A possible value of the [`presentationType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/DefinitionOptionKey/presentationType) dictionary key that produces a small overlay window at the string location,

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue: String)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/DefinitionPresentationType/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

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