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walkback

walkback noun: a stack trace.

Noun

walkback (plural walkbacks)

  1. A stack trace.
    • AdaRAID supports multiple CPUs running concurrently, Ada data types, features include break points, watchpoints, timing, tracing, stepping, walkbacks, and histories of last n executions.1990, NASA Tech Briefs, page 98
    • Walkbacks, inspectors, and debuggers are the heart of Smalltalk's debugging facilities. Walkbacks are displayed when Smalltalk detects an error or a breakpoint. The debugger offers many tools for detecting and correcting code errors.1992, UNIX Review, volume 10, page 42

Forms of walkback

pluralwalkbacks

Origin of walkback

Deverbal from walk back.

Questions about walkback

What does walkback mean?
Walkback means a stack trace.
What part of speech is walkback?
Walkback is a noun.
What is the plural of walkback?
The plural of walkback is walkbacks.

Words near walkback in the dictionary

  1. walkarounds
  2. walkathon
  3. walkathons
  4. walkaway
  5. walkaways
  6. walkback
  7. walkbacks
  8. walkboard
  9. walkboards
  10. Walkden
  11. Walkdens

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