underflow

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Synonyms: underglow, undertow, underfoot, underplot, underfellow, interflow, undergrow, underfloor, underfollow, underflows, under tow

Antonyms: underglow, undertow, underfoot, underplot, underfellow, interflow, undergrow, underfloor, underfollow, underflows, under tow

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Noun

1. A [[current]] flowing below the [[surface]].
2. {{lb|en|computing}} A condition in which the [[value]] of a computed [[quantity]] is smaller than the smallest value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an [[error]] condition.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty [[stack]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing}} To trigger the condition in which the [[value]] of a computed [[quantity]] is smaller than the smallest value that can be physically stored.
2. {{lb|en|computing}} To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack.

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