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backtrace

backtrace noun: a stack trace.

Noun

backtrace (plural backtraces)

  1. A stack trace.

Verb

backtrace (third-person singular simple present backtraces, present participle backtracing, simple past and past participle backtraced)

  1. To examine a stack trace
  2. (broadly) To find the cause of something by examining past events

Forms of backtrace

Noun
pluralbacktraces
Verb
third-person singular presentbacktraces
present participlebacktracing
past participlebacktraced
pastbacktraced

Origin of backtrace

From back + trace.

Questions about backtrace

What does backtrace mean?
Backtrace means a stack trace.
What part of speech is backtrace?
Backtrace can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backtrace?
The plural of backtrace is backtraces.

Words near backtrace in the dictionary

  1. backtitrated
  2. backtitrates
  3. backtitrating
  4. backtitration
  5. backtitrations
  6. backtrace
  7. backtraced
  8. backtraces
  9. backtracing
  10. backtracings
  11. backtrack

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