"stack trace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stack traces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stack trace (plural stack traces)
  1. (programming) A hierarchical trace of the function calls made by a program, used in debugging. Wikipedia link: stack trace Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: walkback, traceback Translations (hierarchical trace used in debugging): pinojäljitys (Finnish), trace d’appels [feminine] (French)

Inflected forms

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