verb
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To load excessively
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To provide too much power to a circuit
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To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts
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To fail due to excessive load
noun
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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.
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Loading of a vehicle with too heavy a weight.
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Operators can be fined for overloading of vehicles.
Examples of overloading in a Sentence
This problem is overcome by overloading the assignment operator.
Coal was in short supply and people devised other means of keeping warm, overloading electrical circuits and causing the occasional black out.
It is getting too much pseudo fat from the factory, which is overloading it.
The sinking may have been a result of overloading, poor seamanship or both.
If the work is completed incorrectly, it can lead to a fire or overloading a circuit.
In fact, overloading the candle with too much oil can be a potential fire hazard.
Carbs would make up the same amount, 150 grams, and fat would be about 35 grams -- enough to keep you healthy without overloading you with calories.
Many people make the mistake of overloading their pages with army wives graphics for MySpace.
Instead of overloading your page with graphics about every character, consider periodically changing your focus.
And they try and buy as many customers as possible, at times even overloading their own servers.