5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overrun  \O`ver*run"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  run,  pass,  spread,  or  flow  over  or  by  something  to  be 
  beyond,  or  in  excess. 
 
  Despised  and  trodden  down  of  all  that  overran. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  (Print.)  To  extend  beyond  its  due  or  desired  length;  as  a 
  line  or  advertisement,  overruns. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overrun  \O`ver*run"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  {Overran};  p.  p.  {Overrun};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Overrunning}.  ] 
  1.  To  run  over  to  grow  or  spread  over  in  excess;  to  invade 
  and  occupy;  to  take  possession  of  as  the  vine  overran 
  its  trellis;  the  farm  is  overrun  with  witch  grass. 
 
  Those  barbarous  nations  that  overran  the  world. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  To  exceed  in  distance  or  speed  of  running;  to  go  beyond  or 
  pass  in  running. 
 
  Ahimaaz  run  by  the  way  of  the  plain,  and  overran 
  Cushi.  --2  Sam. 
  xviii.  23. 
 
  3.  To  go  beyond;  to  extend  in  part  beyond;  as  one  line 
  overruns  another  in  length. 
 
  Note:  In  machinery,  a  sliding  piece  is  said  to  overrun  its 
  bearing  when  its  forward  end  goes  beyond  it 
 
  4.  To  abuse  or  oppress,  as  if  by  treading  upon 
 
  None  of  them  the  feeble  overran.  --Spenser. 
 
  5.  (Print.) 
  a  To  carry  over  or  back  as  type  from  one  line  or  page 
  into  the  next  after  or  next  before 
  b  To  extend  the  contents  of  (a  line  column,  or  page) 
  into  the  next  line  column,  or  page. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  overrun 
  adj  :  (often  followed  by  `with'  or  used  in  combination)  troubled 
  by  or  encroached  upon  in  large  numbers;  "waters 
  infested  with  sharks";  "shark-infested  waters";  "the 
  locust-overrun  countryside";  "drug-plagued  streets" 
  [syn:  {infested},  {plagued}] 
  n  :  too  much  production  or  more  than  expected  [syn:  {overproduction}] 
  v  1:  invade  in  great  numbers,  as  of  pests  [syn:  {infest}] 
  2:  flow  or  run  over  (a  limit  or  brim)  [syn:  {overflow},  {well 
  over},  {run  over},  {brim  over}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  overrun  n.  1.  [techspeak]  Term  for  a  frequent  consequence  of 
  data  arriving  faster  than  it  can  be  consumed,  esp.  in  serial  line 
  communications.  For  example,  at  9600  baud  there  is  almost  exactly  one 
  character  per  millisecond,  so  if  a  {silo}  can  hold  only  two  characters 
  and  the  machine  takes  longer  than  2  msec  to  get  to  service  the  interrupt, 
  at  least  one  character  will  be  lost.  2.  Also  applied  to  non-serial-I/O 
  communications.  "I  forgot  to  pay  my  electric  bill  due  to  mail  overrun." 
  "Sorry,  I  got  four  phone  calls  in  3  minutes  last  night  and  lost  your 
  message  to  overrun."  When  {thrash}ing  at  tasks,  the  next  person  to 
  make  a  request  might  be  told  "Overrun!"  Compare  {firehose  syndrome}. 
  3.  More  loosely,  may  refer  to  a  {buffer  overflow}  not  necessarily  related 
  to  processing  time  (as  in  {overrun  screw}). 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  overrun 
 
  1.  A  frequent  consequence  of  data  arriving  faster  than  it  can 
  be  consumed,  especially  in  {serial  line}  communications.  For 
  example,  at  9600  baud  there  is  almost  exactly  one  character 
  per  millisecond,  so  if  a  {silo}  can  hold  only  two  characters 
  and  the  machine  takes  longer  than  2  milliseconds  to  get  to 
  service  the  interrupt,  at  least  one  character  will  be  lost. 
 
  2.  Also  applied  to  non-serial-I/O  communications.  "I  forgot 
  to  pay  my  electric  bill  due  to  mail  overrun."  "Sorry,  I  got 
  four  phone  calls  in  3  minutes  last  night  and  lost  your  message 
  to  overrun."  When  {thrash}ing  at  tasks,  the  next  person  to 
  make  a  request  might  be  told  "Overrun!"  Compare  {firehose 
  syndrome}. 
 
  3.  More  loosely,  may  refer  to  a  {buffer  overflow}  not 
  necessarily  related  to  processing  time  (as  in  {overrun 
  screw}). 
 
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