UNDERFLOW

Etymology

Noun

underflow (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

Verb

underflow (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.