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overlay

In computing, set of specialized data for use with a larger database. A database of a particular country's geography, for example, that includes roads, towns, and natural features such as rivers and lakes might come with overlays that can be displayed or turned off at the user's command, such as the distribution of speed cameras.
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Because the lines in the eastern Pacific run parallel to the direction of plate motion, the researchers believe they directly overlie 100-kilometer-deep cells of mantle convection, which, as predicted by one model, are thought to be shaped by plate motion into longitudinal rolls.
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