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Overload vs Overlade - What's the difference?

overload | overlade |

In lang=en terms the difference between overload and overlade

is that overload is to fail due to excessive load while overlade is to load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.

As verbs the difference between overload and overlade

is that overload is to load excessively while overlade is to load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.

As a noun overload

is an excessive load.

overload

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to load excessively
  • to provide too much power to a circuit
  • (computer science) to create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts
  • to fail due to excessive load
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An excessive load.
  • The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.
  • (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.
  • * 2005 , John C Molluzzo, C++ for business programming?
  • Code an overload of the insertion operator for the Rectangle class.

    Quotations

    * Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman *: I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road / Searchin' in the sun for another overload

    Derived terms

    * information overload

    overlade

    English

    Verb

  • To load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.