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Buffer underrun

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underrunnoun(accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
buffer overflownoun(computer security) The event when the amount of data sought to be added to a buffer exceeds the size of the buffer; generally resulting in a catastrophic error if this case has not been anticipated.
backpressurenoun(fluid dynamics) Pressure that is opposed to the flow of a fluid.
buffer overrunnoun(computer security) Synonym of buffer overflow.
underflownoun(computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
printer buffernoun(computing) A hardware or software device that stores a stream of data to be printed until a printer is ready to process it.
overflownounExcess, superabundance
framebuffernoun(computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
multibufferingnoun(computing) The use of more than one buffer.
flow controlnoun(networking) The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
autoflushnoun(computing, programming) Automatic flushing of a buffer.
wait statenoun(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved.
data transfer ratenoun(computing) The transmission speed of a communications channel; measured in bits or bytes per second.
deadlocknounA standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
frame buffernoun(computing) Alternative form of framebuffer. [(computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.]
transfer ratenoun(computing) A data transfer rate.
throughputnoun(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
interruptnoun(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
backoffnoun(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.

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