".ovl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: .ovls [plural], .ovl's [plural], .ovl [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of overlay. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">overlay</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of overlay., {{abbreviation of|en|overlay}} Abbreviation of overlay. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|.ovl's|.ovl}} .ovl (countable and uncountable, plural .ovls or .ovl's or .ovl)
  1. (computing) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: .ovl file, ovl, ovl file

Inflected forms

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