Overflow: meaning, definitions and examples
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overflow
[ หษสvษflษส ]
data processing
An instance of overflowing or an excess of something. In computing, overflow refers to a situation where a calculation produces a result that is too large to be represented within the available storage space.
Synonyms
excess, overabundance, surplus
Examples of usage
- The overflow of data caused the system to crash.
- The program encountered an overflow error due to a large input value.
general
To flow over the brim of a receptacle. To exceed the normal limits or boundaries of something.
Synonyms
brim over, flood, spill over
Examples of usage
- The river overflowed its banks after heavy rainfall.
- Her love for animals overflows into her volunteer work at the shelter.
Translations
Translations of the word "overflow" in other languages:
๐ต๐น transbordar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคนเคพเคต
๐ฉ๐ช รberlauf
๐ฎ๐ฉ limpahan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะตัะตะฟะพะฒะฝะตะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ przelew
๐ฏ๐ต ใชใผใใผใใญใผ
๐ซ๐ท dรฉbordement
๐ช๐ธ desbordamiento
๐น๐ท taลma
๐ฐ๐ท ์ค๋ฒํ๋ก์ฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงุฆุถ
๐จ๐ฟ pลeteฤenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ preteฤenie
๐จ๐ณ ๆบขๅบ
๐ธ๐ฎ pretekanje
๐ฎ๐ธ yfirfall
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแกแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ daลma
๐ฒ๐ฝ desbordamiento
Word origin
The term 'overflow' originated from the combination of the words 'over' and 'flow', dating back to the 14th century. It has been used to describe the concept of excess or spilling over in various contexts, including data processing and natural phenomena.
See also: flow, flower, flowing, flowingly, inflow, outflow.