OVERLOADING
Etymology
Noun
overloading (countable and uncountable, plural overloadings)
(object-oriented) 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.
(transport) loading of a vehicle with too heavy a weight.
Hyponyms
• function overloading
• method overloading
• operator overloading
Verb
overloading
present participle of overload
Source: Wiktionary
OVERLOAD
O`ver*load", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overloaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overloading.] Etym: [Cf. Overlade.]
Definition: To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
O"ver*load`, n.
Definition: An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition