Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🖥️ Stack-based computing 📚 A data stack 💹 Asset value method
pushdown

pushdown

7.5
A stack in computing that stores items last in, first out
  • noun
  • /ˈpʊʃˌdaʊn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estructura de datos pushdown
  • A pushdown is useful.

Examples

  • The software uses a pushdown mechanism to efficiently manage data in the system.

  • The pushdown mechanism allows data to be stored efficiently.

  • The computer science class learned how a pushdown stack manages data.

  • A pushdown is essential for certain algorithms that require last-in, first-out access.

  • The engineer explained how the pushdown system improved the machine's efficiency.

  • In computer science, a pushdown structure allows for the orderly handling of information.

  • When programming, understanding how a pushdown works is essential for optimizing stack operations.

Synonyms

stack
vspushdown
  • Specialized
15 6.8

A store of items where the last one added is removed first

also includes physical mechanisms and noncomputing downward systems
push-down stack
vspushdown
  • Specialized
6.0

A list where the last item added is the first removed

is the broader technical term covering that data structure and downward mechanisms
push-down list
vspushdown
  • Specialized
7.5

A list where the last thing you put in comes out first

is used in computing but also for general downward-moving storage
push-down storage
vspushdown
  • Specialized
7.8

A way to store items so the last one added is the first taken out

emphasizes both data structure and physical methods for moving things down
push-down store
vspushdown
  • Specialized
8.2

A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates

is the broader technical concept including such storage and movement mechanisms
push-down queue
vspushdown
  • Specialized
7.7

A pile where the last item put on is the first taken off

is the general term for LIFO structures and downward-moving mechanisms

Surface Forms

pushdown singular
pushdowns plural

Morphology

pushdown = push (transparent) = down + push

A literal compound of 'push' + 'down' used to name a stack or a mechanism for moving something downward; the composition is directly interpretable. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word pushdown comes from push ('to press or move') and down ('toward a lower place'), so as a noun it can mean a stack or a device that 'pushes' things downward, like a machine that drops items into a pile.