underflow
English
editEtymology
editFrom under- + flow, modelled on overflow.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editunderflow (plural underflows)
- A current flowing below the surface.
- (computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
- (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.
Related terms
editTranslations
editcomputing: a condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored
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Verb
editunderflow (third-person singular simple present underflows, present participle underflowing, simple past and past participle underflowed)
- (computing) To trigger the condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored.