.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 file
• ovl
• ovl file