underflow

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Etymology [edit]

under- +‎ flow, modelled on overflow.

Noun [edit]

underflow (plural underflows)

  1. (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
  2. (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack

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