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Overhead (engineering)

In engineering, some methods or components make special demands on the system. The extra design features necessary to meet these demands are called overhead. For instance, in electrical engineering, a particular integrated circuit might draw large current, requiring a robust power delivery circuit and a heat-dissipation mechanism.

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In engineering, some methods or components make special demands on the system. The extra design features necessary to meet these demands are called overhead.12 For instance, in electrical engineering, a particular integrated circuit might draw large current, requiring a robust power delivery circuit and a heat-dissipation mechanism.

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  1. "Overhead Costs | www.dau.edu". dau.edu. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. D\'Angelo, Leo A. "Are you measuring your engineering overhead?". ldangelo.github.io. Retrieved 4 September 2025.