overload

Overload denotes:

• a malfunction in various technical systems caused by excessive loads
  • Denial of Service
  • Rope breakage # overload
  • Overload capacity (measurement technology) an electrical overload of measuring devices
  • an electronic overload, see Electrical Overstress
• Overload (chess) a tactical motive in chess
• a mental overload, see burn-out
• a psychological overload, see double bond theory # cognitive overload
• an overload under labor law, see overload notification

See also

Wiktionary: overload  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.