Look up: overflow

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   overflow
   [n] - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity 2. [v] - flow or run over (a limit or brim)
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   overflow
   an outlet for surplus liquid or a receptacle for receiving it Category: Mechanical engineering • spew out of tread compound at old parting line, or edge of matrix skirt Category: Various industries and crafts • that portion of the result of an operation that exceeds the storage capacity of the intended storage device Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and ...
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   Overflow
   O`ver·flow' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overflowed ; present participle & verbal noun Overflowing .] [ Anglo-Saxon 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 natio ...
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   Overflow
   O`ver·flow' intransitive verb 1. To run over the bounds. 2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.
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   Overflow
   O'ver·flow` noun 1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon. 2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak. 3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. Overflow meeting , a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
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   overflow
   runoff noun the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
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   overflow
   outpouring noun a large flow
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   overflow
   (of water) to go over the sides
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   Overflow
   Literally, `overflow` occurs when the volume of a substance exceeds the capacity of its intended container. A river in flood, for instance, may `overflow its banks`. It is also used in a metaphorical sense, as `overflowing with enthusiasm.` Other more specific uses of the term include: *In telecommunication and telephony, `overflow` may refer to (see Federal Standard 1037C and MIL-STD-188) :#the generation of potential traffic that exceeds the ...
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    Overflow
    • (n.) That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. • (v. t.) To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full. • (v. t.) To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. • (n.) An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. • (v. i.) To run over the b...
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    overflow
    
    1. a large flow
    2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
    
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    overflow
    condition which occurs when the numerical value of the output information exceeds the maximum possible value which can be displayed or represented
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    overflow
    redirection by the network of calls or messages to a designated position when a connection to the called position cannot be established, with a view to a later retransmission
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