Meaning of Overlay | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
2. A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
3. Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
4. A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
5. A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
6. A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
7. A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
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8. A cravat.
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9. A covering over something else.

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Examples

“The keyboard overlay can be a memory jogger and a great help with spelling. In this way the keyboard makes word processing more accessible to younger as well as special needs children.”

“This concept can be extended further by allowing a primary overlay to call a secondary overlay, and so on. However, we will limit ourselves here to the use of primary overlays. Before proceeding further, you need to understand the memory map of the computer, which is a diagram showing the use to which the memory of the computer is put.”

“The first, on January 1, 1883, was attributed to the overlay becoming surcharged with water, due to insufficient drainage, and causing a slip.”

“I really appreciate the clear explication of Dworkin's understanding of male sexuality. In this we see, without the overlay of polemic that infuses her non-fiction, how Dworkin can proceed from basic feminist principles to create an almost seamless, sophistic argument for sexism.”

“ECDP [East Coast Digital Programme] started with the Northern City Line, where trains are already being signalled over four miles with ETCS as an overlay on conventional signalling. This means that the colour light signals remain in place and are operational, but any Class 717 that runs onto the route with a driver trained in ETCS must run in that mode. Drivers yet to be trained work as usual. […] With ETCS installed as an overlay, drivers can use trackside or cab signalling according to their competence.”

CEFR level