backtrace

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noun

A stack trace.

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Meanings

nounbacktrace (plural backtraces)

plural backtraces

  1. computingA stack trace.
verbbacktrace (third-person singular simple present backtraces, present participle backtracing, simple past and past participle backtraced)

present singular third person backtraces · participle present backtracing · participle past backtraced · past backtraced

  1. computingTo examine a stack trace
  2. broadlyTo find the cause of something by examining past events

Origin

From back + trace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tracebackbackreact
Cite this entry
APA

backtrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtrace

MLA

“backtrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtrace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backtrace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtrace.

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