underflow

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Though popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom; physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use it. :lost in the underflow: /adj./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

Such a paddle it was, too, over the coral, the surf breaking far above our heads, and the underflow, though only a few inches deep, nearly carrying me and the children off our legs!

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie

The water is almost wholly taken from the rivers, but underflow is also utilized, especially in San Luis Park.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

Node:lost in the noise, Next:lost in the underflow, Previous:lossage, Up:= L = lost in the noise adj.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

This underflow is very characteristic of that part of the State, where it is said, there are many lost rivers flowing beneath the surface, adding one more to the list of Kansas phenomena.

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian