Assigning a value to a floating point variable that is too large for the computer to represent is a condition called overflow.
In Computer science, a buffer can be defined as a temporary area set aside on a computer system for the storage of data. This ultimately implies that, a buffer reside in the random access memory (RAM) of a computer system.
In the event that a computer system process or software program places more data (much more than what was originally intended to be allocated for data storage) in a buffer, the extra data overflows.
For instance, a buffer-overflow can be likened to pouring water (data) into a container (program memory or variable), once it is filled the water (data) begins to overflow as the container (program memory or variable) has reached its maximum amount.
In this context, we can infer and logically deduce that when a value is assigned to a floating point variable that is too large for the computer to represent, is a condition referred to as an overflow.
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