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overload

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/

The English word “overload” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To load excessively.
  2. To provide too much power to a circuit.
  3. To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
  4. To fail due to excessive load.

noun

  1. An excessive load.
  2. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.
  3. An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle.
  4. An overloaded version of a function.

Etymology

From over- + load.

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