OVL vs. DLL

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I couldn't find any DOS newsgroups, but this question has been bugging me for
months:
What is the difference between an DOS overlay file (.OVL) and a Dynamic Link
Library (.DLL)?
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The purpose of an OVL is (usually) to allow a particular application to
maintain a memory footprint that is smaller than the total amount of code
and data. The purpose of a DLL is to encapsulate and standardize
commonly-use routines. An OVL will be specific to one program whereas a DLL
is designed to be used by any application that knows how to access the
functions it contains.
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"techguru100 (A+)" <techguru100A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8811F676-CD1D-40AE-9636-89BD34A32E18@microsoft.com...
>I couldn't find any DOS newsgroups, but this question has been bugging me
>for
> months:
> What is the difference between an DOS overlay file (.OVL) and a Dynamic
> Link
> Library (.DLL)?