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...
- OverlayFS is a union mount filesystem implementation for Linux. It combines multiple different underlying mount points into one, resulting in single directory...
- 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...
- An overlay journal or overlay ejournal is a type of open access academic journal, almost always an online electronic journal (ejournal), that does not...
- Currency overlay is a financial trading strategy or method conducted by specialist firms who manage the currency exposures of large clients, typically...
- Overlaying or overlying is the act of accidentally smothering a child to death by rolling over them in sleep. Alleged instances of overlaying were perceived...
- 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...
- more vector spatial data sets. Terms such as polygon overlay, map overlay, and topological overlay are often used synonymously, although they are not identical...