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overloading

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/

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verb

To load excessively

Examples :

"The delivery truck was overloading its axles with too many boxes of books. "

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verb

To provide too much power to a circuit

Examples :

"Connecting too many appliances to one outlet was overloading the circuit and caused the lights to flicker. "

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verb

To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts

Examples :

"The teacher is overloading the word "important" by using it to mean both "crucial for the test" and "valuable in life," which is confusing the students. "

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verb

To fail due to excessive load

Examples :

"The old bridge collapsed after overloading it with too many heavy trucks at once. "

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noun

A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.

Examples :

"The overloading of the `+` operator allows it to add numbers, but also to join strings together, making the code more readable. "

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noun

Loading of a vehicle with too heavy a weight.

Examples :

"Operators can be fined for overloading of vehicles."

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