Overtransmits

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To send or convey information beyond the intended amount or frequency ; to excessively transfer data or signals surpassing normal levels ; to communicate more content than necessary or appropriate
2. To transmit data or messages in quantities exceeding what is needed ; to overly dispatch signals or information beyond typical parameters ; to deliver information in surplus of the expected or practical degree
3. To carry or send information in excess of the required frequency or volume ; to distribute data more than is standard in communication contexts ; to send signals or messages at a rate higher than usual or intended

Etymology: "Overtransmits" is built from three parts: the prefix "over-", meaning excessively, the Latin-derived "trans-" meaning across or beyond, and the verb "transmit," which comes from Latin "transmittere," literally "to send across." English has long used "transmit" for sending messages, signals, or substances from one place to another, and "over-" has been attached to verbs for centuries to mean doing something too much, as in "overcook" or "overwork." The formation is a straightforward productive compound, so the word's history is essentially the history of its two parts joined together. "Overtransmit" belongs to the technical vocabulary of telecommunications and biology, where a signal or hormone can be sent in excess of what a system needs or can handle.

Synonyms: oversends, overpasses, overcommunicates

Antonyms: undertransmits, withholds, undercommunicates