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Stack machine

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stacknoun(heading) A pile.
submachinenounA machine forming part of a larger machine.
call stacknoun(programming) 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.
metamachinenounIn metacomputation, a computing machine that controls the running of another computing machine.
stackframenounAlternative spelling of stack frame. [(programming) An individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.]
thinking machinenoun(dated) A computer.
stack smashingnoun(computer security) The exploitation of a buffer overflow affecting the stack.
pushnounAn attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
machinenounA device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
callstacknounAlternative form of call stack. [(programming) 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.]
machine instructionnoun(computing) Any of a set of discrete instructions, each with its own binary representation and associated assembly language mnemonic, that a CPU can execute; typically they involve the movement, comparison or manipulation of data.
datastacknoun(computing) A stack (LIFO data structure) of data items
transducernounA device that converts energy from one form into another.
stackableCapable of being stacked.
multiloadnoun(computing, dated) A computer program that loads its code and data in a number of separate stages, typically to work around memory constraints.
moore machinenoun(computing theory) A finite-state machine whose output values are determined solely by its current state.
bank switchingnoun(computing) A method to increase the usable memory beyond what the processor normally supports by switching between different areas of memory ("banks") at runtime.
microprogramnoun(computing) A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.
structured programmingnoun(computing) A style of programming that relies on blocks of code, subroutines and the absence of simple tests and jumps
pushdownnoun(computing) The relegation of the transformation or processing of data to the originating datasource.

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