Overload

n. excessive load

v. load beyond capacity

Overload may refer to:The following terms of technology:Electrical overload, a situation where an electrical machine or system is subjected to a greater load than it was designed forFunction overloading, a software engineering process whereby multiple functions of different types are defined with the same nameInformation overload, the psychology term for the state of having too much information to make a decision or remain informed about a topicMechanical overload, when a component is stressed to failure in one eventOperator overloading, a software engineering process whereby operators are treated as polymorphic functions having different behaviours depending on the types of arguments usedOverloaded expressionMethod overloadingType polymorphism or overloading, in computer science, allowing a single definition to be used with different classes of objectsAudio Overload, an audio player that plays music from various video game music audio filesOverload (Transformers), fictional characterOverload (Chinese rock band) (超载乐队), a Chinese rock bandOverload (2003 song), a dance song by Voodoo and SeranoOverload (song), a pop song by the UK girl group Sugababes"Overload", a song by Raven from their 1987 album Life's a Bitch"The Overload", a song by Talking Heads from their 1980 album Remain in LightOverload (novel), a novel by Arthur HaileyOverloading (chess)Iron overload disorderSensory overload
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Noun
1. an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
(hypernym) load, loading, burden
2. an excessive burden
(synonym) overburden
(hypernym) load, loading, burden
(derivation) surcharge, overcharge
Verb
1. become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
(derivation) overburden
2. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
(synonym) clog
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(derivation) overburden
3. place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"
(synonym) surcharge, overcharge
(hypernym) load, lade, laden, load up
(derivation) overburden

(v. t.)
To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
  

(n.)
An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
  

A load, placed on a device or facility, that is greater than the device or facility is capable of handling, i.e., capable of performing the functions for which it was designed. Note: Examples of overloads are (a) traffic on a communications system greater than the traffic capacity of the system, (b) for analog inputs, voltage levels above which an analog-to-digital converter cannot distinguish a change, and (c) in electrical circuits, an electrical current that will result in damage from overheating. [From Weik '89]