overrange

Meaning

1. noun Input to an instrument beyond the range of values it is designed to handle.
2. noun The amount by which an instrument can handle input outside the designated or expected range.
3. verb To respond to input beyond the designated or expected range; to provide an overrange.
4. verb To produce input beyond the range that an instrument is designed to measure or handle.
5. verb To range too far or too much.
6. verb To range over.
7. adjective Beyond the expected or allowed range.

Similar words

overflow overscaling overfunction overshoot overinstrumentation overreach overlimit oversend overshift overrun

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