"overloading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/ [US] Forms: overloadings [plural]
Etymology: From over + loading. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|loading}} over + loading Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overloading (countable and uncountable, plural overloadings)
  1. (object-oriented programming) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (transport): ylikuormitus (Finnish), surcharge [feminine] (French) Translations (type of polymorphism): přetěžování [neuter] (Czech), kuormittaminen (Finnish), ylikuormitus (Finnish), surcharge [feminine] (French), Überladen [neuter] (German), υπερφόρτωση (yperfórtosi) [feminine] (Greek), aşırı yükleme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-overloading-en-noun-jyfMI8Ub Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 5 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 11 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 6 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 64 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 80 8 12 Disambiguation of 'transport': 61 39 Disambiguation of 'type of polymorphism': 99 1
  2. The loading of a vehicle etc. with too heavy a weight. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overloading-en-noun-ymO7FrwK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: function overloading, method overloading, operator overloading Related terms: overload

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/ [US]
Etymology: From over + loading. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|loading}} over + loading Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overloading
  1. present participle and gerund of overload Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: overload
    Sense id: en-overloading-en-verb-0EIFRNkp

Inflected forms

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