The word override can be used in several different contexts:

• A manual override is any arrangement that allows a user to take control of an otherwise automatic system or prevent an automatic system from performing its function.
  • A safety override is used to prevent safety instrumented systems operating.
• In the telecommunications industry, an override is a four-digit number that allows callers to make a call using the services of a company other than their pre-selected phone company.
• In object oriented programming, an override is a concept related to polymorphism and inheritance. See also: Overload
• In insurance Overriders are a form of payments to brokers, they are known in the U.S.A. as Contingent commissions
• Override is a 1994 American science fiction genre short film.
• Override is the name of two Transformers characters.
• In sales:
  • In traditional sales environments, an override is a commission paid to managers on sales made by their subordinates, usually calculated as a percentage of the gross sales commissions earned by the salesperson.
  • Similarly, in multi-level marketing, agents receive a commission on sales made by their downline (recruited agents).