Definition of overhead

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Definition of overhead

  • (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. command overhead
    2. command processing overhead
    3. command processing overhead time
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. budget items
    2. operating cost
    3. operating expense
  • a transparency for use with an overhead projector (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. viewgraph
  • a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. smash
  • (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. disk overhead
  • (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship (noun)
  • located or originating from above ()

    Examples

    1. an overhead crossing

See definition of overhead in Merriam Webster