Usually means: Increasing hardware performance beyond specifications.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. overclock: Merriam-Webster
  2. overclock: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overclock: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Overclock, overclock: Wordnik
  5. overclock: Wiktionary
  6. Overclock: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Overclock: CCI Computer
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  3. overclock: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (overclock)

verb:  (computing, transitive) To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer.
noun:  (computing, informal) The act of overclocking.

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