stack-based computer
nounUK /stæk beɪst kəmˈpjuːtə/
US /stæk beɪst kəmˈpjutər/
A stack-based computer is a computer that keeps its numbers in a pile, like plates, and uses the top one first.
The old calculator worked like a stack-based computer because it always used the last number you typed.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer design where instructions take their inputs from the top of a stack.
Engineers built a stack-based computer to test simple math programs.
3. A virtual machine that uses a stack to run programs.
The Java Virtual Machine is a well-known stack-based computer.
4. A teaching model that shows how a computer handles data in last-in, first-out order.
Students used a stack-based computer simulation to learn about memory.