.ovl

noun

.ovl

noun

Etymology Abbreviation of overlay.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An overlay file. From the extension for an overlay file. A file used in memory limited systems to overwrite portions of program execution space (code and data) to enable other operations; such as found in 8-/10-/12-/16-bit systems.

Synonyms
ovl, ovl file, .ovl file

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