overlay
/ˈoʊvɚˌleɪ/ noun C2- An image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
- A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
- Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
- 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.
- A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
- A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
- A covering over something else.
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