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Overload

nounid 3486·updated May 9, 2026
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Hindrance of system operation by placing excess burden on the performance capabilities of a system component.

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Entity Type

Threat75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
overburden
plural
Overloads
possessive
Overload's
pluralpossessive
Overloads'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Hindrance of system operation by placing excess burden on the performance capabilities of a system component.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an excessive burden
§2
an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

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