Definition of Overlay. Meaning of Overlay. Synonyms of Overlay

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Definition of Overlay

Overlay
Overlay O"ver*lay`, n. 1. A covering. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
Overlay
Overlie O`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.] To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Overlay from wikipedia

- Look up overlay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overlay may refer to: Overlay network, a computer network which is built on top of another network...
- overlaying means "the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into main memory, replacing what is already stored". Overlaying is...
- A Heritage Overlay or HO is one of a number of planning scheme overlays contained in the Victorian Planning Provisions, for use in planning schemes in...
- An overlay network is a computer network that is layered on top of another (logical as opposed to physical) network. The concept of overlay networking...
- S**** icon overlays are icons that Microsoft Windows can display on top of folder icons. A list of icon overlays is specified in the Windows Registry...
- OverlayFS is a union mount filesystem implementation for Linux. It combines multiple different underlying mount points into one, resulting in single directory...
- An overlay keyboard or concept keyboard is a specialized keyboard with no preset keys. Each key can be programmed with a wide range of different functions...
- Overlaying or overlying is the act of accidentally smothering a child to death by rolling over them in sleep. The London coroner Athelstan Braxton Hicks...
- overlay complex is a telephone numbering plan that ****igns multiple area codes to the same geographic numbering plan area (NPA). Area code overlays are...
- In silicon wafer manufacturing overlay control is the control of pattern-to-pattern alignment necessary in the manufacture of silicon wafers. Silicon...