Private data area that is associated with each invocation of a function, and that is used to hold local variables (that are not held in registers) and space for register values from the calling function. If other functions are called, the stack frame is also used for any needed argument block space.
Or frame allocation. An area of memory set up whenever a function is called that temporarily holds the arguments to the function as well as any variables that are defined local to the function. There are two key characteristics of frame allocations. First, when a local variable is defined, enough space is allocated on the stack frame to hold the entire variable, even if it is a large array or data structure. Second, frame variables are automatically deleted when they go out of scope.
A portion of the stack that contains information about a single function call and the function's arguments.
an area of storage associated with the activation of a function
an index to the routine call state (that is, the call-stack of return addresses from routines currently running, and values of local variables within them)
a piece of the stack that holds all the info needed to call a function
The portion of a stack containing a particular procedure's local variables and parameters.
The physical representation of the activation of a routine. The stack frame is allocated and freed on a LIFO (last-in, first-out) basis.
An element on the stack that represents one function that is currently being executed. There is always a one-to-one correspondence betwen frames and functions. For any given frame 'F', the frame below it on the stack is the frame that represents the function that called the function frame F represents, and the frame above it on the stack represents a function that was called within the function F represents. The frame stack contains a lot of information, amongst which is a list of variables that are declared within the frame's function. these variables can be said to be 'on the stack.' These variables are in scope within this function, but not in scope in functions above or below it on the stack.