Overpost
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An entry that has been posted more than once to a journal.
"On Feb. 1, 1879, I discover that, though the Ledger of 1878 had been closed and balanced, the amount brought forward as due by W. Tarn should have been £52 14s. id. (not £32 15s. id.); and this is found to have been caused by an overpost to his credit from a correct Journal entry."
- 2 An overlap of two graphic elements.
"Mapping programs such as SACM have automatic overpost deletion routines but useful data often are eliminated."
- 1 To post too much or too often.
"The result would be that he either overposts his work which necessitates adjournments with inconvenience all round ; or underposts, the consequence of which is delay in disposal."
- 2 To pass over swiftly, as if by post.
"You may thank the unquiet time for your quiet o'erposting that action."
- 3 To print a text label or other graphic feature on top of another symbol.
"...labels must be positioned to avoid overposting, but without destroying the eye's ability to associate labels with appropriate features."
- 4 To place a poster so that it covers all or part of another poster.
"Weathering and overposting of other posters destroyed most of the press run..."
- 5 To breach security by overwriting data that is not intended for user input.
"The major problem here is the approach of using the domain object directly as the parameter for the action method that allows a user to overpost."
Example
More examples"The result would be that he either overposts his work which necessitates adjournments with inconvenience all round ; or underposts, the consequence of which is delay in disposal."
Etymology
From over- + post.
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