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override

/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/ /oʊ.vəɹˈɹaɪd/

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noun

A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.

Examples :

"The teacher's override allowed students to complete the assignment late without penalty. "

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Examples :

"The landowner received a substantial override from the oil production on their property. "

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A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.

Examples :

"The emergency announcement used the building's override to silence the background music and be heard clearly by everyone. "

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noun

A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.

Examples :

"The "calculate total" override in the student record system calculates the final grade differently than the base class method, which only considers tests. "

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verb

To ride across or beyond something.

Examples :

"The horse override the low fence easily. "

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verb

To ride a horse too hard.

Examples :

"The young boy tried to override his tired horse, pushing it too hard during the race. "

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To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions overridden the student's earlier plans for the project. "

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To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.

Examples :

""My dad set a 9 PM bedtime rule, but my mom can override it and let me stay up later on weekends." "

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