English
underflow
Noun

underflow (plural underflows)

  1. A current flowing below the surface.
  2. (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
  3. (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack
Related terms Verb

underflow (underflows, present participle underflowing; past and past participle underflowed)

  1. (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.


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