Talk:stack

Missing computing sense

I hear about things like a "JavaScript stack", meaning something like a toolchain. It definitely isn't the data structure. Any ideas? Equinox ◑ 13:40, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done Now added: the "standard set of software components". Equinox ◑ 16:49, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

The first two computing senses are a calque of stapel#Dutch. See http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/ewd10xx/EWD1000.PDF. --85.148.244.121 06:02, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Caltech ditch day sense removed

See [1]. This was the result of the discussion at Talk:ditch day. Equinox ◑ 16:52, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Gaming sense (in computer games, collectible card games, etc.)

What about in this sense? "A magical widget will double your mojo. And yes, they do stack: if you manage to get two magical widgets, your mojo will be quadrupled. With three, it will be octupled, and so forth."

 Done Equinox ◑ 09:30, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

RFC discussion: December 2020–February 2021

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stack

It is unclear how the computing definitions differ from each other. The related terms also need to be put into templates. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 01:31, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

It was clearer before this edit that was purportedly to "Distingusih computing definitions". As I understand it, the first sense is about the data structure as a concept, the second is about an instance of the first sense that's a part of the system architecture and is used for temporary storage. The third sense is unrelated to the first two. The fourth one is related to the third, but I'm a bit fuzzy on the details (the last programming class I took was in 1983...) Chuck Entz (talk) 03:28, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

@The Editor's Apprentice Is it better now? — surjection ⟨??⟩ 17:30, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Very much so! Thank you Surjection, it is now clear to me that each of the definitions are distinct. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 18:01, 11 February 2021 (UTC)