overflow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

over + flow

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overflow (plural overflows)

1. The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.

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• overflow hole

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to overflow (third-person singular simple present overflows, present participle overflowing, simple past and past participle overflowed)

1. To fill beyond the limits of a container or system.
2. (computing, transitive) To compute a number outside the range of (a register or variable which is holding it).

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• buffer overflow
• underflow