.ovl

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of overlay.

Noun

.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.

Synonyms

  • ovl
  • ovl file
  • .ovl file
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