"activation record" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: activation records [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} activation record (plural activation records)
  1. (programming) a data structure containing subroutine state information located on the call stack Wikipedia link: activation record Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: stackframe, activation frame Translations (programming: data structure containing state information): aktivaatiotietue (Finnish), aktivointitietue (Finnish), vakningarfærsla [feminine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-activation_record-en-noun-UHBAHNkQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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