overclock

[oh-ver-klok]

verb (used with object)

Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.

Origin of overclock

1985–90; over- + clock¹ (in the sense “a circuit that governs the speed of other circuits”)

Related formso·ver·clocked, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for overclocking

overclocking

noun

the practice of modifying a computer (esp with a cooling system) to allow its processors to run at greater speeds than the manufacturer intended

Derived Formsoverclocker, nounoverclock, verb

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