Definition of "oversubscribe"

oversubscribe

verb
third-person singular simple present oversubscribes, present participle oversubscribing, simple past and past participle oversubscribed
1. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
  Quotations
  The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year.
  2024 February 21, “Network News: Northern seeks new recruits”, in RAIL, number 1003, page 17
2. (programming) To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
3. (networking) To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.