overflow.
The spillage resultant from overflowing.
Meaning & usage
The spillage resultant from overflowing.
An outlet for escape of excess material.
Excess, superabundance
The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overflowen, from Old English oferflōwan, equivalent to over- + flow.
To flow over the brim of (a container).
The river overflowed the levee into the road.
To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes.
To cause an overflow.
To flow over the brim of a container.
The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.
To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity.
The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.
To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
Calculating 255+1 will overflow an eight-bit byte.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overflowen, from Old English oferflōwan, equivalent to over- + flow.
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