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Detailed Translations for overhead from English to German

overhead:

overhead adj

  1. overhead (up here)

overhead [the ~] nomen

  1. the overhead
    – Work or information that provides support - possibly critical support-for a computing process but is not an intrinsic part of the operation or data. Overhead often adds to processing time but is generally necessary. 1

Translation Matrix for overhead:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- budget items; command overhead; command processing overhead; command processing overhead time; disk overhead; operating cost; operating expense; smash; viewgraph
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Mehraufwand overhead
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hier oben overhead; up here

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Related Definitions for "overhead":

  1. located or originating from above2
    • an overhead crossing2
  2. above the head; over the head2
    • bring the legs together overhead2
  3. above your head; in the sky2
    • planes were flying overhead2
  4. a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head2
  5. (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship2
  6. a transparency for use with an overhead projector2
  7. (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing2
  8. 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 taxes2
  9. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command2
  10. Work or information that provides support - possibly critical support-for a computing process but is not an intrinsic part of the operation or data. Overhead often adds to processing time but is generally necessary.1

Wiktionary Translations for overhead:

overhead
adjective
  1. located above
noun
  1. expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided
  2. any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity
  3. wasted money
  4. data or steps of computation that is only used to facilitate the computations in the system and is not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed
adverb
  1. above one's head
overhead
noun
  1. BWL: zusätzliche, nicht unmittelbar die Produktion betreffende, Kosten
  2. manchmal Abkürzung für Overhead-Projektor
  3. EDV: Zusatzinformation zur Übermittlung oder Speicherung, die nicht primär Nutzdaten sind
  4. in verschiedenen Bereichen verwendeter Anglizismus, den man oft mit „Mehraufwand“ übersetzen kann
  5. in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre den Werteverzehr im laufenden Geschäftsbetrieb

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
overhead Luft; Flug; luftig; luftförmig aérien — Qui est d’air, à l’air, de l’air, ou qui se passe dans l’air
overhead in der Luft; luftig; aus Luft bestehend; Luft- chimérique — Qui tenir de la chimère.
overhead Tageslichtprojektor rétroprojecteurprojecteur de transparences.
overhead in der Luft; luftig; aus Luft bestehend; Luft- vaporeux — Qui contenir ou sembler contenir de la vapeur.

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