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underrun.

A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.

  2. A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run.

verb
  1. To run or pass under.

  2. To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.

  3. To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run.

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