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Encyclopedia > Overloading
  • In computer science, overloading is a type of polymorphism where different functions with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
  • The above use has been adapted to general language to describe a word with a large number of unrelated meanings.
  • In chess, overloading is a tactical theme arising out of an opponent piece performing more than one defensive task.
  • In weight training, overloading refers to performing exercises with higher resistance than the muscles can handle, causing microtrauma which leads to hypertrophy or muscle growth.
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Information overload - definition of Information overload in Encyclopedia (873 words)
Information overload is a term that is usually used in conjunction with various forms of Computer-mediated communication such as Electronic mail.
Information overload is a phenomenon which has both objective and subjective causes.
The subjective component of information overload comes from our having more information available to us than we can readily assimilate; this is a perceived phenomenon - though it is clearly no less real on that account - and is sometimes referred to as "technostress".
Information overload - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (769 words)
Information overload refers to the state of having too much information to make a decision or remain informed about a topic.
Subjectively, information overload comes from having more information available than one can readily assimilate; this phenomenon is sometimes referred to as "technostress".
Technostress induces a correlated perception that users are being controlled by ICT rather than being empowered by it.
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