English Dictionary

overlay

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/

名詞

インターネット スコットランド英語

(printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

日本語の意味

（印刷）特定の部位を強化するために、タイマンシートに貼られる紙片。

Before the run, the pressman carefully applied an overlay to the tympan sheet to strengthen the impression where the type printed lightly.

印刷を始める前に、行程担当者は活字が薄く刷れている部分の印圧を強めるため、ティンパン紙に小さな補強用の紙片を慎重に貼り付けた。

意味（1）

(printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

意味（2）

(gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.

意味（3）

(horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.

意味（4）

A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.

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.

意味（5）

(programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.

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.

意味（6）

(Internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.

意味（7）

(Scotland) A cravat.

意味（8）

A covering over something else.

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

overlays （ plural ）