stack frame

noun

An individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.

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Meanings

nounstack frame (plural stack frames)

plural stack frames · alternative stackframe

  1. computingAn individual frame on the call stack, representing a call to a subroutine that has yet to return.
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APA

stack frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stack%20frame

MLA

“stack frame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stack%20frame. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stack frame,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stack%20frame.

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