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call stacks

call stacks is the plural of call stack.

Meaning of call stack

Noun

call stack (plural call stacks)

  1. A stack that stores details of the functions called by a program in sequence, so that each function can return on completion to the code that called it.
    • The details of the call stack are hidden from general view. As a Lua programmer, you want to keep in mind that a stack is being used behind the scenes to make sure that function calls work as expected, but in general you won't need to be aware of its implementation or details.2007, Kurt Jung, Aaron Brown, Beginning Lua Programming, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 216

Questions about call stacks

What is call stacks the plural of?
Call stacks is the plural of call stack.

Words near call stacks in the dictionary

  1. call someone every name in the book
  2. call someone everything but a child of God
  3. call someone's bluff
  4. call someone's number
  5. call stack
  6. call stacks
  7. call the ball
  8. call the fire brigade
  9. call the fire department
  10. call the police
  11. call the question

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