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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underflow.wav Forms: underflows [plural]
Etymology: From under- + flow, modelled on overflow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|flow}} under- + flow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underflow (countable and uncountable, plural underflows)
  1. A current flowing below the surface. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underflow-en-noun-RaXxFzUJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 15 14 14 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 24 17 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 14 12 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 13 10 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 16 16 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 15 13 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 43 15 14 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 15 13 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 15 14 15 14
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: a condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored): podtečení [neuter] (Czech), alivuoto (Finnish), atvirkštinis perpildymas [masculine] (Lithuanian), niedomiar [masculine] (Polish), podtečenie (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-underflow-en-noun-ag4BbNKk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 24 17 21 21 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: a condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored': 5 76 19
  3. (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-underflow-en-noun-6-qJ3CA2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 24 17 21 21 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overflow

Verb [English]

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Etymology: From under- + flow, modelled on overflow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|flow}} under- + flow Head templates: {{en-verb}} underflow (third-person singular simple present underflows, present participle underflowing, simple 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. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-underflow-en-verb-8sHgXvYq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 24 17 21 21 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-underflow-en-verb-nq~jrb0y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 24 17 21 21 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack."
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
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    }
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}

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