buffer underrun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it.

Word forms

buffer underrun buffer underruns

Synonyms

buffer underflow

Related words

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