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 storage
2 a : an orderly pile or heap b : a large quantity or number
3 : an English unit of measure especially for firewood that is equal to 108 cubic feet
4 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 engine
5 a : a structure of bookshelves for compact storage of books —usually used in plural b plural : a section of a building housing such structures
6 : a pile of poker chips
7 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