memory overlay

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memory overlay [′mem·rē ′ō·vər‚lā]

(computer science)

The efficient use of memory space by allowing for repeated use of the same areas of internal storage during the different stages of a program; for instance, when a subroutine is no longer required, another routine can replace all or part of it.

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