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function overloading

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A feature that allows creating several functions or methods with the same name differing in the type of the input and the output parameters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: object-oriented programming

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  • Greek: υπερφόρτωση συνάρτησης (yperfórtosi synártisis) — Translations
  • Polish: przeciążanie funkcji — Translations