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Overload

Meaning

Verb

To
excessively.
To provide
power to a circuit.
In Object-oriented programming:
To create different
for the same
, to be used in different contexts.
To
due to
load.

Noun

An
load.
The
done, or the
, by such a load.
In Automotive:
An
of
above the
of the vehicle.
In Computing & Programming:
An
of a function.
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Origin

overload
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load
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lode
Middle English (1100-1500)
over-
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over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
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ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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