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Meanings of stack in English

Russian
стопка
Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

стопка
Russian
стэк
Portuguese
stack
Spanish
stack
Catalan
memòria en pila
Wikidata

Abstract data type.

Related terms
стэк
Portuguese
pilha
Catalan
lifo
Spanish
lifo

A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

pilha
Portuguese
canodachaminé
Catalan
fumeral

A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated.

canodachaminé
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Usage of stack in English
1
And then of course you need a complete new computer science stack.
Wired
2
Among the stack of papers were several early etchings of Matterson House.
Hearts of grey
3
All supported water storage, but said the numbers did not stack up.
Radio NZ
4
That stack of paper there is requests filed in the last week.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
5
They will also want to know what has happened to his stack.
Altered carbon
6
Technical improvements become more possible when a vendor owns the whole stack.
Reuters
7
So how do pay ratios in the voluntary sector currently stack up?
The Guardian
8
Fierce competition has driven down prices and margins as costs stack up.
Reuters
9
Dear Dr. Bob: I've got a stack of business cards to file.
Wired
10
The latter has since won, so the form should stack up here.
News.com.au
11
After many journeys, the stack of provisions in the cell is sufficient.
Bramble-Bees and Others
12
That being the case, where would he leave a stack of leftovers?
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
13
I'd bought a whole stack of them, to last me all year.
And the rat laughed
14
Not just that, it brings a stack of programmes about the place.
The Irish Times
15
Not the little stack of handkerchiefs, the folded collars and the like.
The Green Rust
16
The centre stack is the area around the radio in most cars.
The Irish Times