overhead

1. (adverb) above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"

2. (adverb) above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"

3. (noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
Synonyms: smash
Related Words: return

4. (adjective) located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
Antonyms: subsurface, surface

5. (noun) (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
Related Words: ceiling

6. (noun) a transparency for use with an overhead projector
Synonyms: viewgraph
Related Words: foil, transparency

7. (noun) (computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing)
Synonyms: disk overhead
Related Words: disc space, disk space

8. (noun) 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
Synonyms: budget items, operating cost, operating expenses
Related Words: disbursal, disbursement, expense

9. (noun) (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
Synonyms: command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time
Related Words: processing time



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