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- noun computing A type of
polymorphism , where differentfunctions with the same name are invoked based on thedata types of theparameters passed. - verb Present participle of
overload .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Frankly, I doubt we can afford that kind of expense, and something like S.B. 1070 will either result in overloading the Arizona and federal prison system, which will cost taxpayers far more than does illegal immigration or create more innovative counterfeiting of papers and more and more legal actions.
Stupid Questions/Bureaucratic Catch-22s « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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"Well, there's no use in overloading," Charles announced, springing abruptly out on the bank as the boat cast off.
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No point in overloading the systems just so Chilean ex-pats worldwide can listen to busy signals from the local telephone exchanges in Chile.
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They succeeded in overloading the system and shut down a part of Washington during the time of a very important legislative session.
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"In this case, assuming the Enterprise maintains peak efficiency, I would estimate we could withstand the combined force of those six and another four-point-seven ships before long-term overloading became a significant danger."
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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"In this case, assuming the Enterprise maintains peak efficiency, I would estimate we could withstand the combined force of those six and another four-point-seven ships before long-term overloading became a significant danger."
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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"In this case, assuming the Enterprise maintains peak efficiency, I would estimate we could withstand the combined force of those six and another four-point-seven ships before long-term overloading became a significant danger."
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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"Well, there's no use in overloading," Charles announced, springing abruptly out on the bank as the boat cast off.
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A very neatly uniformed Swahili bearing on his stomach a highly-polished brass label as big as a door plate -- "Harbour Police" -- threw duck fists over what he called overloading the boat.
African Camp Fires Stewart Edward White 1909
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A different sort of polymorphism is what is sometimes known as overloading or ad-hoc polymorphism.
Netvouz - new bookmarks cduret 2010
GHibbs commented on the word overloading
My use of 'overloading' as a noun: 'You have to watch for overloading.'
August 23, 2011
bilby commented on the word overloading
No way, I'm still watching for Skylab to fall.
August 23, 2011