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[edit]overclock (third-person singular simple present overclocks, present participle overclocking, simple past and past participle overclocked)
- (computing, transitive) To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer.
- Antonym: underclock
- 2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 12, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation[1], 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 215:
- “You need to know something else,” Cora said. “In order for us to survive this, SAM-E is going to...” What was the best word? “Overclock my system. For a short time, I will be a human wrecking ball. One that will hopefully get us through this facility.”
Noun
[edit]overclock (plural overclocks)
- (computing, informal) The act of overclocking.
- 2006, Maximum PC, page 48:
- […] your overclock was too aggressive. The best way to ensure that your overclock is stable is to stress the hell out of your PC.