Difference between Overflow and Overspill

What is the difference between Overflow and Overspill?

Overflow as a noun is the spillage resultant from overflow; excess. while Overspill as a noun is that which spills over.

Overflow

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fill beyond the limits of a container or system. To compute a number outside the range of (a register or variable which is holding it).

Example sentence: When the heart is full, the eyes overflow.

Overspill

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which spills over.

We hope you now know whether to use Overflow or Overspill in your sentence.

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