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overlay1

Syllabification: (o·ver·lay)
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Definition of overlay

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌōvərˈlā/

(past and past participle overlaid) [with object] (often be overlaid with)
  • 1cover the surface of (a thing) with a coating:their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold
  • lie on top of:a third screen which will overlay the others
  • 2(of a quality or feeling) become more prominent than (a previous quality or feeling):his openness had been overlaid by his new self-confidence

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˌlā/

  • 1something laid as a covering over something else:a durable, cost-effective floor overlay
  • a transparency placed over artwork or something such as a map, marked with additional information or detail.
  • a graphical computer display that can be superimposed on another.
  • 2 Computing the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored.
  • a block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process.

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