Overhead - Definition

adv 1: above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying
overhead"
2: above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together
overhead"
adj 1: located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
[ant: subsurface, surface]
n 1: 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 [syn:
operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget
items]
2: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: command processing
overhead time, command processing overhead, command
overhead, overhead]
3: (computer science) the disk space required for information
that is not data but is used for location and timing [syn:
disk overhead, overhead]
4: a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn:
viewgraph, overhead]
5: (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
6: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
overhead, smash]