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Underflow
Meaning
Noun
●
A current
flowing
below the surface.
●
In 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
●
In Computing:
The
error
condition
that results from an
attempt
to
retrieve
an
item
from an
empty
stack
Verb
●
In 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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Origin
underflow
English
flow
English
flowan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
under-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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