spill over, be filled to the point of flowing over; fill to the point of running over
spillage; abundance, plenitude; surplus, extra; malfunction in which a program tries to store data when there is no free space in the memory (Computers)
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Overflow Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Overflow Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
(v. t.)
To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
(v. i.)
To run over the bounds.
To run over the bounds.
(v. i.)
To be superabundant; to abound.
To be superabundant; to abound.
(n.)
That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
(n.)
An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
(n.)
A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
overflow
\o"ver*flow`\ (?), n.
1. a flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
2. that which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
3. an outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
overflow
meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
overflow
\o`ver*flow"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. overflowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. overflowing.] [as. oferfl&?;wan. see over, and flow.] 1. to flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. the northern nations overflowed all christendom.
2. to flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
overflow
\o`ver*flow"\, v. i. 1. to run over the bounds.
2. to be superabundant; to abound.
overflow
n
1. a large flow [syn: flood, outpouring]
2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: runoff, overspill]
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: overrun, well over , run over, brim over]
2: overflow with a certain feeling; "the children bubbled over with joy"; "my boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: bubble over , spill over]
similar words(2)
buffer overflow
overflow bit
Arlenwi = v. to overflow
Gorddylif = n. an overflow
Gorllenwi = v. to overflow
Llifeiriaw = v. to overflow
Noun
1. a large flow
(synonym) flood, outpouring
(hypernym) flow, stream
(hyponym) effusion
(derivation) overrun, well over, run over, brim over
2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
(synonym) runoff, overspill
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(derivation) overrun, well over, run over, brim over
Verb
1. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
(synonym) overrun, well over, run over, brim over
(hypernym) spill, run out
(hyponym) geyser
(entail) run, flow, feed, course
(derivation) runoff, overspill
2. overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
(synonym) bubble over, spill over
(hypernym) seethe, boil
Overflow Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Overflow Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. In telephony, the generation of potential traffic that exceeds the capacity of a communications system or subsystem. (188 ) 2. In telephony, a count of telephone call attempts made on groups of busy trunks or access lines. 3. In telephony, traffic handled by overflow equipment. 4. In telephony, traffic that exceeds the capacity of the switching equipment and is therefore lost. (188 ) 5. In telephony, on a particular route, excess traffic that is offered to another route, i.e. , an alternate route. (188 ) 6. In digital computing, synonym for arithmetic overflow. 7. In digital communications, the condition that exists when the incoming data rate exceeds that which can be accommodated by a buffer, resulting in the loss of information.
Overflow Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Overflow may refer to:
Computing and telecommunications
- Buffer overflow, a situation whereby the incoming data size exceeds that which can be accommodated by a buffer
- Stack overflow in which a computer program makes too many subroutine calls and its call stack runs out of space
- Heap overflow
- Arithmetic overflow, a condition that occurs when a calculation produces a result that is greater than what a given register can store or represent
- Overflow condition, a situation that occurs when more information is being transmitted than the hardware can handle
- 0verflow, a Japanese eroge developer
- Overflow (software), a NASA-developed computational fluid dynamics program using overset (Chimera) grids
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Overflow Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1) To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks. (2) To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or a waterway.
