Let n,k∈N with 1≤k≤n, and let (S,ε) be an oriented k-sub-rectangle of Rn. Choose data as in Oriented k-Sub-Rectangle of Euclidean Space, so that S=λR(R) for a standard k-rectangle
R=[a1,b1]×⋯×[ak,bk].
For each index r∈{1,…,k}, let
Rr=[a1,b1]×⋯×[ar−1,br−1]×[ar+1,br+1]×⋯×[ak,bk],
and define insertion maps μr−:Rr→R and μr+:Rr→R by inserting ar or br in the rth coordinate. Composing with λR gives (k−1)-sub-rectangles
Sr−=(λR∘μr−)(Rr),Sr+=(λR∘μr+)(Rr).
The boundary of (S,ε) is the collection of oriented (k−1)-sub-rectangles
∂(S,ε)={(Sr+,ε(−1)r−1),(Sr−,−ε(−1)r−1):r∈{1,…,k}}.