different between overload vs supersaturate

English

Etymology

From over- +? load.

Verb

overload (third-person singular simple present overloads, present participle overloading, simple past and past participle overloaded)

1. (transitive) to load excessively
2. (transitive) to provide too much power to a circuit
3. (transitive, object-oriented programming) to create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts
4. (intransitive) to fail due to excessive load

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load (verb)

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Noun

overload (plural overloads)

1. An excessive load.
2. The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.
3. (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.

Quotations

• Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman

  I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road / Searchin' in the sun for another overload

Derived terms

• information overload

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load
• overloading (noun)

Translations

English

Etymology

super- +? saturate

Verb

supersaturate (third-person singular simple present supersaturates, present participle supersaturating, simple past and past participle supersaturated)

1. To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.

   In science class the teacher prepared a supersaturated solution by cooling a saturated solution. He then added a small seed crystal and a large precipitate formed in just a second.

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