oversubscription

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ subscription. === Noun === oversubscription (countable and uncountable, plural oversubscriptions) A subscription for more than is available. (programming) A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked. (networking) The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network. ==== Related terms ==== oversubscribe