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• Overlay — may refer to: Overlay architecture, term used to describe ‘event architecture’ and relates to the temporary elements that supplement existing buildings and infrastructure to enable the operation of major sporting events or festivals. Overlay… …   Wikipedia

• overlay — Ⅰ. overlay UK US /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ verb [T] (overlaying, overlaid, overlaid) ► to cover something with a layer of something else: »Sticky tracing paper overlaid on street maps lets travelers chart their course again and again. overlay sth with sth »By… …   Financial and business terms

• overlay — [ō΄vər lā′; ] also, and for n.always [, ō′vər lā΄] vt. overlaid, overlaying 1. to lay or spread over 2. to cover or overspread, as with a decorative layer of something 3. Printing to place an overlay upon n. 1. anything laid over another thing;… …   English World dictionary

• overlay — overlay, superpose, superimpose, appliqué can all mean to add one thing to another by placing the former upon or over the latter. Overlay usually implies covering with another material or substance, sometimes thinly (as with a wash, glaze, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• layer — [n] coating, tier band, bed, blanket, coat, coping, couch, course, cover, covering, film, flag, flap, floor, fold, girdle, lamina, lamination, lap, mantle, overlap, overlay, panel, ply, row, seam, sheet, slab, story, stratum, stripe, substratum,… …   New thesaurus

• Overlay network — An overlay network is a computer network which is built on the top of another network. Nodes in the overlay can be thought of as being connected by virtual or logical links, each of which corresponds to a path, perhaps through many physical links …   Wikipedia

• Overlay Control — Silicon wafers are currently manufactured in a sequence of steps, each stage placing a pattern of material on the wafer; in this way transistors, contacts, etc., all made of different materials, are laid down. In order for the final device to… …   Wikipedia

• Overlay multicast — Also known as End System or Peer to Peer Multicast. High bandwidth multi source multicast among widely distributed nodes is a critical capability for a wide range of important applications including audio and video conferencing, multi party games …   Wikipedia

• overlay — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈleɪ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈleɪ] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms overlay : present tense I/you/we/they overlay he/she/it overlays present participle overlaying past tense overlaid UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈleɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈleɪd] past… …   English dictionary

• overlay — overlay1 v. /oh veuhr lay /; n. /oh veuhr lay /, v., overlaid, overlaying, n. v.t. 1. to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another. 2. to cover, overspread, or surmount with something. 3. to finish with a layer or applied decoration of… …   Universalium

• overlay — o|ver|lay1 [ ,ouvər leı ] (past tense and past participle o|ver|laid [ ,ouvər leıd ] ) verb transitive usually passive 1. ) to cover the surface of something with a thin layer of a substance, especially for decoration a ) to put one thing on top… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English