Overloading
The terms overloading and overloaded may refer to:
- Constructor and function/method overloading, in computer science, a type of polymorphism where different functions with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed
- Operator overloading, a form of functional or method overloading where the action being overloaded is an operator, such as
+
or -
- Overloading (chess), a tactical theme arising out of an opponent piece performing more than one defensive task in the game
- Overloading, in weight training, refers to performing exercises with higher resistance than the muscles can handle, causing microtrauma which leads to hypertrophy or muscle growth
- Overloaded: The Singles Collection, a greatest hits compilation album by the group Sugababes
- The act of running a machine or device, such as an engine, at a rate, burden or power level higher than it can handle, risking permanent damage to the machine.