oversubscribe

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ subscribe.

Verb

oversubscribe (third-person singular simple present oversubscribes, present participle oversubscribing, simple past and past participle oversubscribed)

1. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
   • 2024 February 21, “Network News: Northern seeks new recruits”, in RAIL, number 1003, page 17:

     The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year.

2. (programming) To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
3. (networking) To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.

Derived terms

• oversubscription