Can you explain what is meant by method overloading in programming?

Method overloading is the ability in programming to create multiple methods with the same name but with different parameters (types, number, or order).

This allows using one method name for different call variants, improving readability and API convenience.

Example in Swift (iOS):

func printValue(_ value: Int) {
    print("Int: \(value)")
}

func printValue(_ value: String) {
    print("String: \(value)")
}

printValue(10)       // Outputs: Int: 10
printValue("Hello") // Outputs: String: Hello

Here, two printValue methods have different signatures, and the compiler chooses the appropriate one depending on the arguments passed.