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Overcommit

Meaning

Verb

To make
, either beyond
ability or beyond what is reasonable

Noun

In Computing:
Allocation of more resources than are
available.
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Origin

overcommit
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commit
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committere
Latin
over-
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over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
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ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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