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overflowable

overflowable adjective: capable of being overflowed.

Adjective

overflowable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being overflowed.
    • In many cases damage from river overflow is due mainly to the improper occupation of overflowable land by private parties, who do so because such land is naturally cheap at time of purchase[…]1912, United States, Congressional serial set, Government Printing Office
    • If an important variable, such as one that keeps track of user permissions or authentication state, is stored after an overflowable buffer, this variable can be overwritten to give full permissions or to set authentication.2003, Jon Erickson, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, page 41

Origin of overflowable

From overflow + -able.

Questions about overflowable

What does overflowable mean?
Overflowable means capable of being overflowed.
What part of speech is overflowable?
Overflowable is an adjective.

Words near overflowable in the dictionary

  1. overflow holes
  2. overflow meeting
  3. overflow meetings
  4. overflow pool
  5. overflow pools
  6. overflowable
  7. overflowed
  8. overflower
  9. overflowered
  10. overflowering
  11. overflowers

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