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overflow error

An error that occurs when calculated data cannot fit within the designated field. The result field is usually left blank or is filled with some symbol to flag the error condition.

overflow error [′ō·vər‚flō ′er·ər]

(computer science)

The condition in which the numerical result of an operation exceeds the capacity of the register.

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