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Meaning Of Stack
a.
A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a
nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at
the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.
a.
A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
a.
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
a.
A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above
the roof. Hence:
a.
Any single insulated and prominent structure, or upright
pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as, the brick smokestack of a
factory; the smokestack of a steam vessel.
a.
A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage
of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved.
a.
A data structure within random-access memory used to
simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack.
n.
To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large
pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood.