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underflow.

A current flowing below the surface.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A current flowing below the surface.

    countable · uncountable
  2. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.

verb
  1. 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.

  2. To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack.

Where this word comes from

From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.

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