operandstack
nounUK /ˈɒpərænd stæk/
US /ˈɑːpərænd stæk/
A place where a computer keeps numbers it is working with, like a stack of cards.
The calculator pushed each number onto the operand stack before adding them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A memory area in a virtual machine that holds values during calculations.
The bytecode instruction popped two values from the operand stack.
3. A last-in, first-out list used by a compiler to evaluate expressions.
The compiler used an operand stack to check the order of operations.
4. A data structure in stack-based programming languages for temporary results.
In Forth, the operand stack holds numbers until a word uses them.