system overload
Too much input
System overload is when a system—mechanical, electronic, or human—receives more input than it can handle.
Circuits experience overload when electrical demand exceeds capacity.
People experience it when demands on their attention or energy become overwhelming: I'm in total system overload right now with work and the kids.
The phrase often describes feeling mentally or emotionally maxed out.
- crashSudden violent impact
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- hit the wallSudden total exhaustion
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
circuit · blown fuse · fuse · shutdown · gridlock · bottleneck · capacity · strain · stress test · breaking point · tipping point · red line · surge · flood · too much too fast · overwhelm · throttle · buffer
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- outagespower outage, outage, blackout, brownout, total blackout
system overloadunderutilization
Insufficient use of resources
spare capacity · underutilized · excess capacity · slack · headroom
system overloadsystem stability
Consistent, predictable operation
steady state · equilibrium · homeostasis · within tolerance · cruising
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