underrun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
  2. A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.
verb
  1. To run or pass under.
  2. To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.
  3. To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underrun.wav

Word forms

underrun underruns underrunning underran

Etymology

From under- + run.

Derived words

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