To operate a CPU or other digital logic device at a rate higher than
it was designed for, under the assumption that the manufacturer put
some {slop} into the specification to account for manufacturing
tolerances. Overclocking something can result in intermittent
{crash}es, and can even burn things out, since power dissipation is
directly proportional to {clock} frequency. People who make a hobby
of this are sometimes called "overclockers"; they are thrilled that
they can run their CPU a few percent faster, even though they can
only tell the difference by running a {benchmark} program. See also
{case mod}.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {case mod}{clock}]