OVERRIDE

nullification, override

(noun) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

override

(noun) a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse

(verb) rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”

override

(verb) ride (a horse) too hard

override

(verb) counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

override

(verb) prevail over; “health considerations override financial concerns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

override (third-person singular simple present overrides, present participle overriding, simple past overrode, past participle overridden)

To ride across or beyond something.

To ride a horse too hard.

To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.

(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.

Usage notes

• The form overrode is sometimes used as a past participle, in place of the standard overridden.

Noun

override (plural overrides)

A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.

A royalty.

A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.

(object-oriented) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode, Overrid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] Etym: [AS. offeridan.]

1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer.

2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.

3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak.

4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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