(computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
Outlet for escape of excess material.
The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
verb
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
(intransitive) To be superabundant; to abound.
(intransitive) To exceed limits or capacity.
(intransitive) To flow over the edge of a container.
(transitive) To cause an overflow.
(transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
(transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
waveform
waveform
noun
(mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.
