overlay

tr.v., -laid (-lād'), -lay·ing, -lays.

1. To lay or spread over or on.
2. 1. To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design: overlay wood with silver.
   2. To embellish superficially: a simple tune that was overlaid with ornate harmonies.
3. Printing. To put an overlay on.
4. To create (a new area code) having the same boundaries as another: In Maryland, area code 240 was overlaid on top of area code 301.

n. (ō'vər-lā')

1. Something that is laid over or covers something else.
2. A layer of decoration, such as gold leaf or wood veneer, applied to a surface.
3. Printing. A piece of paper used on a press tympan to vary the pressure that produces light and dark tones.
4. A transparent sheet containing graphic matter, such as labels or colored areas, placed on illustrative matter to be incorporated into it.
5. An area code whose boundaries are the same as another area code.

o·ver·lay² (ō'vər-lā')
v.
Past tense of overlie.

(1) A preprinted, precut form placed over a screen, key or tablet for identification purposes. See keyboard template.

(2) A program segment called into memory when required. When a program is larger than the memory capacity of the machine, parts of the program not in constant use can be set up as overlays. Each overlay called in overwrites the existing overlay in memory. Virtual memory provides for automatic overlays. See virtual memory.

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In general: unifying theme structure bringing together all elements of an advertising campaign. Overlays are commonly used by advertising executives to help organize an entire promotion effort and/or as a tool to facilitate long-term planning.

Broadcast: acetate sheet used in television animation when producing commercials. The sheet is used to draw motions that come after those in the original drawing.

Outdoor advertising: information sheet citing the name, address, and business hours of a retailer, affixed on the bottom of geographically dispersed outdoor advertising posters. Overlay sheets offer advertiser a flexible means of letting consumers know which retailers stock their products.

Production:

1. Transparent or semitransparent covering used to protect artwork or photography, or as a means to surprint instructions, corrections, changes, copy variations, or comments on art, photography, text, or an existing design. For example, color-breaking instructions for the photoengraver are usually marked on an overlay that is pasted on an original black-and-white piece of artwork. Since these instructions are not written directly on an original, the proper specifications are communicated without touching the original design. In addition, the original copy is protected from damage or smearing. Cellulose acetate or tracing tissue are most commonly used for overlay purposes.

2. Shaped piece of paper, or thin sheets of paper, put on the tympan of a press to increase or equalize the impression. An overlay increases pressure on the dark portions of the plate, creating a pressure reduction on the plate's lighter portions.

3. Separate transparent or semitransparent prints that can be combined to form a finished design. An overlay is used to assess how different changes in a design's individual elements can affect its overall design.

Direct marketing: Addition of data to a customer list by matching names on the data source list to names on the customer list. See also modeled list.

verb

To extend over the surface of: blanket, cap, cover, spread. See put on/take off.

A later component superimposed on a pre-existing state or condition.

(DOD) A printing or drawing on a transparent or semi-transparent medium at the same scale as a map, chart, etc., to show details not appearing or requiring special emphasis on the original.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - belægge, overtrække, dække
n. - dække, lille dug

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekleden met, overtrekken met, overplakken, bekleding, deklaagje

Français (French)
v. tr. - recouvrir de, habiller de
n. - transparent, revêtement, (fig) vernis

Deutsch (German)
v. - überziehen, bedecken, belegen
n. - (EDV) Überlagerung, kleine Decke

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επικαλύπτω, επιστρώνω
n. - επικάλυψη, επίστρωση, επικάλυμμα

Italiano (Italian)
rivestire di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - revestir, cobrir, alcear
n. - revestimento (m), capa (f), pequena toalha de mesa

Русский (Russian)
покрывать краской/лаком, покрышка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revestir, cubrir, asfixiar, ahogar, oprimir
n. - revestimiento, cobertura, cubierta, tapa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - täcka över, belägga, överdra
n. - överdrag, liten duk, (skotsk)kravatt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
覆盖, 镀, 铺在...上面, 使负担过重, 覆盖物, 镀金, 外罩, 轮廓纸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 覆蓋, 鍍, 鋪在...上面, 使負擔過重
n. - 覆蓋物, 鍍金, 外罩, 輪廓紙

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 씌우다, 어둡게 하다, 압도하다
n. - 겉 깔개, 조판된 활자 표면을 고르게 하는 종이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 覆い, 上塗り, オーバーレイ
v. - 覆う, 重ねる, 上に置く, 被せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكسو ( بطبقه ما) (الاسم) غشا, غطا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הניח על, כיסה, ציפה, היה מונח על‬
n. - ‮ציפוי, כיסוי, עדכון רשומה בקובץ במחשב, נייר שקוף שמניחים על מפה וכו', מפית שולחן, דבר המונח על אחר‬

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