English Explanatory Dictionary

oversubscribe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
  2. To attempt to buy more shares than there are available.
  3. To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
  4. To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.

Word forms

oversubscribe oversubscribes oversubscribing oversubscribed

Etymology

From over- + subscribe.

Derived words

oversubscription
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