Meanings
plural buffer underruns
- computingA state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it.
One problem with on-the-fly copying is that you risk buffer underrun, which occurs when the CD or DVD drive doing the burning doesn't receive a continuous stream of data.
2004, Wally Wang, The Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition: CD and DVD Burning Made Easy, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 18Synonyms: buffer underflow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it.
Translations
Finnish puskurin tyhjeneminen, puskurin kuluminen loppuun
- puskurin tyhjeneminenTranslations
- puskurin kuluminen loppuunTranslations
German Pufferunterlauf
- PufferunterlaufTranslations
Polish niedopełnienie bufora
- niedopełnienie buforaTranslations
Cite this entry
buffer underrun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20underrun
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