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Operator overloading
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a>, operator overloading, sometimes termed <i>operator <a href="/facts/Ad_hoc_polymorphism/C15g3Bvz">ad hoc polymorphism</a></i>, is a specific case of <a href="/facts/Polymorphism_(computer_science)/S3cCKsVT">polymorphism</a>, where different <a href="/facts/Operator_(computer_programming)/7TnU5LKu">operators</a> have different implementations depending on their arguments. Operator overloading is generally defined by a <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>, a <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmer</a>, or both. </p>