Stack (computing)
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Stack, as a term in computing, refers to:
- Stack (data structure), a temporary data structure based on Last in, First out (LIFO)
- Call stack of a program, also known as a function stack, execution stack, control stack, or simply the stack
- Stack-based memory allocation as opposed to heap-based memory allocation in computing architecture
- Stack machine, a model of computation in which the computer's memory takes the form of one or more stacks
- Protocol stack, a particular software implementation of a computer networking protocol suite