"pushdown" meaning in All languages combined

See pushdown on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pushdown.wav
Etymology: From push + down; by analogy with a spring-loaded stack of plates in a cafeteria. Etymology templates: {{af|en|push|down}} push + down Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pushdown (not comparable)
  1. (computing) Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pushdown-en-adj--d5eHYGE Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pushdown.wav Forms: pushdowns [plural]
Etymology: From push + down; by analogy with a spring-loaded stack of plates in a cafeteria. Etymology templates: {{af|en|push|down}} push + down Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushdown (plural pushdowns)
  1. A pushdown automaton.
    Sense id: en-pushdown-en-noun-k9Z1iRf1 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 20 65 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 64 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 66 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 68 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pushdown.wav Forms: pushdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from push down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|push down}} Deverbal from push down Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushdown (plural pushdowns)
  1. (bodybuilding) An exercise that requires one to push weight downward.
    Sense id: en-pushdown-en-noun-898IWj0j Categories (other): Bodybuilding Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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