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stack frame

stack frame noun: an individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.

Noun

stack frame (plural stack frames)

  1. An individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.

Forms of stack frame

pluralstack frames
alternative formstackframe

Questions about stack frame

What does stack frame mean?
Stack frame means an individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.
What part of speech is stack frame?
Stack frame is a noun.
What is the plural of stack frame?
The plural of stack frame is stack frames.

Words near stack frame in the dictionary

  1. stacies
  2. stack
  3. stack chips
  4. stack effect
  5. stack effects
  6. stack frame
  7. stack frames
  8. stack interchange
  9. stack interchanges
  10. stack it
  11. stack light

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