Definition of "underrun" in Anglais

noun

1. (accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.

2. (computing) 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. (nautical) To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.

3. (nautical) To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.