overlay

IPA: ˈoʊvɝɫeɪ

(printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
(gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
(horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
(programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
(Internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
(Scotland) A cravat.
A covering over something else.

(transitive) To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
(transitive, now rare, archaic) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.
(transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.
(transitive, gambling) To bet too much money on.

Examples of "overlay" in Sentences

Gold overlay is a passive metal and will not tarnish.
They will have the title overlay capability in their production switcher.
The Oresteian mythical overlay is the vehicle for that consciousness, one that Aue himself evokes.
Some people say that using the clear plastic overlay is "tacky" but I think that is rather snobbish, and not economical.
Lijit – search application, results appear in overlay window [how accessible are these things?] picapp – free access to visual content legally, eventually will include ads under pics
Somewhat reluctantly, they're now raising a teenager — and underneath the vamp-vs. -human overlay is a smart exploration of the accommodations two very different people have to come to when parenting.
The GENErevolution representative, who had not been cloned as the new practice was waived for management-level employees, leaned forward, hands behind his back. â€œDonâ€ ™ t worry Mr. President, a complete neural overlay is nothing to fret over.