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overload

See information overload and overloading.


overload [′ō·vər‚lōd]
(civil engineering)
A load on a structure that is greater than that for which the structure was designed.
(electronics)
A load greater than that which a device is designed to handle; may cause overheating of power-handling components and distortion in signal circuits.
(geology)
The amount of sediment that exceeds the ability of a stream to transport it and is therefore deposited.


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Once the database is able to handle more record updates, the software initiates the next batch of updates, all while monitoring database performance to make sure it never overloads the SQL server or any other database machine.
Such overloads might otherwise make it necessary to arbitrarily cut-off the supply to some sections of the distribution system to avoid a collapse of the complete system.
These are overloads to the weak side of the offensive LOS.
 
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