oversubscription

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Noun

1. A [[subscription]] for more than is available.
2. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[multithreading]] [[technique]] involving an extra [[thread]] that runs tasks when all other threads are [[block]]ed.
3. {{lb|en|networking}} The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same [[switch]] port in a [[storage area network]].

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