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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underflow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-flow
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A current flowing below the surface.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

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.

verb

To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underflows (plural) underflows (present, singular) underflowing (participle, present) underflowed (participle, past) underflowed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overflow

Questions

What does underflow mean?
A current flowing below the surface.
Where does underflow come from?
From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.

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