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overload

/ˈoʊvərloʊd/ /ˈoʊvərˌloʊd/

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noun

Surcharge

An excessive load.

Examples :

"The electrical overload caused the circuit breaker to trip. "

La surcharge électrique a fait disjoncter le disjoncteur.

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noun

Surcharge, dégâts causés par une surcharge

The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.

Examples :

"The sudden overload in the electrical grid caused a city-wide blackout. "

La surcharge soudaine du réseau électrique a provoqué une panne de courant à l'échelle de la ville.

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noun

Surcharge

An overloaded version of a function.

Examples :

"The teacher used an overload of examples to explain the math concept. "

Le professeur a utilisé une surcharge d'exemples pour expliquer le concept mathématique.

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verb

Surcharger, surcharger

To load excessively

Examples :

"The student overloaded her schedule with extracurricular activities, making it difficult to keep up with her studies. "

L'étudiante a surchargé son emploi du temps avec des activités extrascolaires, ce qui l'a empêchée de suivre ses études.

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verb

Surcharger

To provide too much power to a circuit

Examples :

"The electrician overloaded the circuit, causing the lights to flicker and then burn out. "

L'électricien a surchargé le circuit, ce qui a fait vaciller les lumières, puis les a grillées.

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verb

Surcharger

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

Examples :

"The programmer overloaded the function "calculate_total" to handle both individual and group sales figures. "

Le programmeur a surchargé la fonction "calculate_total" pour gérer à la fois les chiffres de vente individuels et de groupe.

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verb

Surcharger, faire échouer

To fail due to excessive load

Examples :

"The electrical circuit overloaded and shut down when we plugged in too many appliances. "

Le circuit électrique a surchargé et s'est arrêté lorsque nous avons branché trop d'appareils.

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