overload

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ load. === Pronunciation === (verb) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉvəˈləʉd/, /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/ (noun) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəˌləʊd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌloʊd/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈəʉvəˌləʉd/, /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɐʉvəˌlɐʉd/ === Verb === overload (third-person singular simple present overloads, present participle overloading, simple past and past participle overloaded) (transitive) To load excessively. (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts. (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === overload (plural overloads) An excessive load. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load. (automotive) An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle. (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function. ==== Quotations ==== 1968, Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road Searchin' in the sun for another overload ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== overloading (noun) ==== Translations ====