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Definitions for: Overhead
[n] a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
[n] (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
[n] a transparency for use with an overhead projector
[n] (computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing)
[n] the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
[n] (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
[adv] above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"
[adv] above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
[adj] located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
Webster (1913) Definition: O`ver*head", adv.
Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the
story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
While overhead the moon Sits arbitress. --Milton.
Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear,
etc.
Overhead engine, a vertical steam engine in which the
cylinder stands above the crank.
Overhead work, a general term in manufactories for
countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
Synonyms: budget items, command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time, disk overhead, elevated, operating cost, operating expense, smash, viewgraph
Antonyms: subsurface, surface
See Also: access time, cabin, ceiling, disbursal, disbursement, disc space, disk space, expense, foil, operating budget, processing time, return, transparency
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