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stack trace

stack trace noun: a hierarchical trace of the function calls made by a program, used in debugging.

Noun

stack trace (plural stack traces)

  1. A hierarchical trace of the function calls made by a program, used in debugging.
    Synonyms:
    walkback, traceback

Synonyms of stack trace

Forms of stack trace

pluralstack traces

Questions about stack trace

What does stack trace mean?
Stack trace means a hierarchical trace of the function calls made by a program, used in debugging.
What part of speech is stack trace?
Stack trace is a noun.
What is the plural of stack trace?
The plural of stack trace is stack traces.

Words near stack trace in the dictionary

  1. stack rooms
  2. stack smashing
  3. stack talk
  4. stack the cards
  5. stack the deck
  6. stack trace
  7. stack traces
  8. stack truck
  9. stack trucks
  10. stack up
  11. stack z's

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