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Meanings of overhead in inglés

portugués
command processing overhead time

(Computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command.

command processing overhead time
portugués
overhead do disco

(Computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing.

overhead do disco
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Examples for "disk overhead"
Examples for "disk overhead"
1
He saw the monstrous dark cloud turn like a black disk overhead and hurl down a hundred other poles of electricity.
The Illustrated Man
catalán
esmaixada

A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head.

esmaixada
ruso
накладные расходы
español
gastos generales

Overhead.

gastos generales
Usage of overhead in inglés
1
The bright stars shone overhead; the lights in the street reassured her.
The Golden Dog
2
From the overhead speaker system a very familiar voice answered Roach's question.
Transfer of power
3
And a long way overhead a ship was coming in to land.
The dark side of the sun
4
Five Russian planes passed right overhead before we realized they meant danger.
The forgotten soldier
5
And these-thesky and the air-were overhead; and below was the sea.
The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons
6
It's quite common in London to see geese flying overhead, or swans.
The Irish Times
7
Helicopters buzzed overhead and the main road outside was closed to traffic.
Reuters
8
In its sharpness she forgot everything else; even the silent room overhead.
Agatha's Husband: A Novel
9
Then Mary was gone, and Didi saw a green sign overhead: EXIT.
Mine
10
Gray clouds began congealing overhead after only an hour of clear weather.
Sisterhood of Dune
11
The overhead involved in these applications is just too much, he said.
Wired
12
A reconnaissance plane circled constantly overhead, identifying Soviet and Cuban military targets.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
13
Gulls darted overhead; and past the canoe dived the great floundering grampus.
Pathfinders of the West / Being the Thrilling Story of the Adven...
14
Watch the play of light and shade in the flickering leaves overhead.
The Chief End of Man
15
She checked her chronometer; the corvette would be overhead in fifty minutes.
Genellan: planetfall
16
Listen: already the wind is beginning to sigh in the branches overhead.
Taken Alive
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Translations for overhead
catalán
esmaixada
Overhead through the time
Overhead across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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