underrun

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ run. === Pronunciation === === Noun === underrun (plural underruns) (accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered. (computing) A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === underrun (third-person singular simple present underruns, present participle underrunning, simple past underran, past participle underrun) To run or pass under. (nautical) To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it. (nautical) To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.