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📝 To explain too much 💻 To give extra definitions
to overdefine

to overdefine

8.3
To give the same name to something more than once in code
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərdɪˈfaɪn/
  • Specialized
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  • The error message appeared because the user tried to overdefine the same function twice.

Examples

  • It is important not to overdefine symbols in a shared library to avoid conflicts.

  • If you overdefine a variable in your code, the program may not compile correctly.

  • Don't overdefine your variables in this code!

  • The system overdefined the function, causing an error.

  • If you overdefine a variable in your code, the program may not compile correctly.

  • The error message appeared because the user tried to overdefine the same function twice.

  • It is important not to overdefine symbols in a shared library to avoid conflicts.

Antonyms

to simplify
99 2.5

Make something easier to understand or use

Surface Forms

overdefine infinitive
overdefined past
overdefined past participle
overdefining present participle
overdefines third person singular

Morphology

overdefine = define (transparent) = over + define

Although used in a computing context to mean 'define more than once' or 'provide conflicting definitions', the sense is still derivable from 'over-' (too much/more than necessary) + 'define'.

Etymology

Overdefine combines over- 'too much' and define 'to give a name or meaning'. So in coding to overdefine a variable or function is to give it more than one definition, which causes a conflict or an error.