A phonetic script for English created in 1847 by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis was used as a model for the IPA.
The Stack Data Structure in C and C++. The stack is a common data structure for representing things that need to maintained in a particular order. For instance, when a function calls another function, which in turn calls a third function, it's important that the third function return back to the second function rather than the first.
Definition of stack. 1  1 : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage. 2  2a : an orderly pile or heapb : a large quantity or number. 3  3 : an English unit of measure especially for firewood that is equal to 108 cubic feet.