Main Entry:

¹stack

Pronunciation:

\ˈstak\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English stak, from Old Norse stakkr; akin to Russian stog stack and probably to Old English staca stake

Date:

14th century

1: a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage2 a: an orderly pile or heap b: a large quantity or number3: an English unit of measure especially for firewood that is equal to 108 cubic feet4 a: a number of flues embodied in one structure rising above a roof b: a vertical pipe (as to carry off smoke) c: the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine5 a: a structure of bookshelves for compact storage of books —usually used in plural bplural : a section of a building housing such structures6: a pile of poker chips7 a: a memory or a section of memory in a computer for temporary storage in which the last item stored is the first retrieved ; also : a data structure that simulates a stack <a push-down stack> b: a computer memory consisting of arrays of memory elements stacked one on top of another