Oversubscription

Definitions

1. A subscription for more than is available.
   countable, uncountable
2. A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked.
   countable, uncountable
3. The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This paper explores thread oversubscription, i.e., provisioning more threads than the available cores, to exploit CPU elasticity in the cloud.”

“You can overcome⟳ the oversubscription of an ISL by adding an ISL between the switches to increase⟳ the bandwidth.”

CEFR level