workingstack

noun
UK /ˈwɜːkɪŋ stæk/
US /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ stæk/

A working stack is a pile of things you are using right now to get a job done.

She kept her notes and tools in a working stack beside the computer.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a working stack is the set of data a program keeps handy while it runs.

The debugger showed the working stack growing with each function call.

3. In memory research, the working stack is the small amount of information a person holds in mind during a task.

Solving the puzzle filled his working stack with numbers and rules.

4. In office work, a working stack is the group of papers currently being handled, apart from filed or archived ones.

The clerk moved the finished forms off the working stack and into the cabinet.