underflow
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
under- + flow, modelled on overflow.
Noun [edit]
underflow (plural underflows)
- (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
