English Explanatory Dictionary

undersubscribe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To subscribe to an extent that is far less than is available or desirable.
  2. To have insufficient threads available in a multithreaded application so that all threads become blocked and performance suffers.
  3. To employ more switch ports than necessary so that high-priority traffic is sure to be handled right away.

Pronunciation

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

Word forms

undersubscribe undersubscribes undersubscribing undersubscribed

Etymology

From under- + subscribe.

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