underrun

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

go under

subsurface drainage

undercurrent

underflow

underflowing

undergrownd stream

load running

Translations

auslaufen

Etymology

From under- + run.