Meanings
nouncall stack (plural call stacks)
plural call stacks · alternative callstack
- computingA 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.
The details of the call stack are hidden from general view. As a Lua programmer, you want to keep in mind that a stack is being used behind the scenes to make sure that function calls work as expected, but in general you won't need to be aware of its implementation or details.
2007, Kurt Jung, Aaron Brown, Beginning Lua Programming, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 216
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