Definition of Overflow. Meaning of Overflow. Synonyms of Overflow

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Definition of Overflow

Overflow
Overflow O"ver*flow`, n. 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.
Overflow
Overflow O`ver*flow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.] [AS. 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 nations overflowed all Christendom. --Spenser. 2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
Overflow
Overflow O`ver*flow", v. i. 1. To run over the bounds. 2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.

Meaning of Overflow from wikipedia

- Look up overflow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overflow may refer to: Integer overflow, a condition that occurs when an integer calculation produces...
- In computer programming, an integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation on integers attempts to create a numeric value that is outside of the...
- Stack Overflow is a question-and-answer website for computer programmers. It is the flagship site of the Stack Exchange Network. It was created in 2008...
- In programming and information security, a buffer overflow or buffer overrun is an anomaly whereby a program writes data to a buffer beyond the buffer's...
- the overflow flag (sometimes called the V flag) is usually a single bit in a system status register used to indicate when an arithmetic overflow has occurred...
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- Buffer overflow protection is any of various techniques used during software development to enhance the security of executable programs by detecting buffer...
- A heap overflow, heap overrun, or heap smashing is a type of buffer overflow that occurs in the heap data area. Heap overflows are exploitable in a different...
- Overflow incontinence is a concept of urinary incontinence, characterized by the involuntary release of urine from an overfull urinary bladder, often in...
- In software, a stack overflow occurs if the call stack pointer exceeds the stack bound. The call stack may consist of a limited amount of address space...