underflow

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ flow, modelled on overflow. === Pronunciation === === Noun === underflow (countable and uncountable, 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. ==== Related terms ==== overflow ==== Translations ==== === 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. (computing) To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack. === Anagrams === wonderful, wondreful