stack

pila, catasta

Insieme di cose simili messe una sopra l’altra.

In inglese semplice: A group of similar things placed one on top of another.

• Put the plates in a stack.
• He carried two stacks of books.
• Is that stack of boxes yours?

Come si usa: a stack of something (A stack of papers covered her desk.)

Sinonimi: pile

Espressioni comuni: stack of books, stack of plates, neat stack

mucchio, grande quantità

Una quantità molto grande di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A large amount of something.

• That car cost a stack of money.
• I've got stacks of work to finish.
• She earned a stack of cash last month.

Come si usa: a stack of something (They spent a stack of money on the wedding.)

Sinonimi: a lot, loads, a great deal

Espressioni comuni: stack of money, stack of work, stack of cash

stack delle chiamate, pila

Area di memoria con dati temporanei delle funzioni in esecuzione; gli ultimi dati inseriti vengono rimossi per primi.

In inglese semplice: An area of computer memory holding temporary data for running functions, with the newest data removed first.

• The function stores its return address on the stack.
• Too many nested calls can cause a stack overflow.
• The debugger showed the current call stack.

Sinonimi: call stack

Espressioni comuni: call stack, stack pointer, stack overflow

impilare, accatastare

Mettere cose una sopra l’altra formando una pila.

In inglese semplice: To put things one on top of another in a pile.

• Stack the plates here.
• We stacked the boxes beside the door.
• Can these chairs be stacked?

Come si usa: stack something on something (She stacked the bowls on the shelf.)

Sinonimi: pile, pile up

Contrari: unstack

Espressioni comuni: stack the boxes, stack something up, stack the plates, stack the chairs

truccare, manipolare

Organizzare un gruppo o una situazione in modo scorretto per favorire una parte.

In inglese semplice: To arrange a group or situation unfairly so that one side has an advantage.

• They stacked the jury with loyal supporters.
• The odds are stacked against small businesses.
• Did the chair stack the committee in her favor?

Come si usa: stack something with someone (They stacked the committee with their supporters.); be stacked against someone (The odds were stacked against us.); stack something in someone's favor (The rules stack the odds in the owner's favor.)

Sinonimi: rig, fix

Espressioni comuni: stack the deck, stack a committee, stack the odds