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pushdown.

Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From push + down; by analogy with a spring-loaded stack of plates in a cafeteria.

noun
  1. A pushdown automaton.

    countable
  2. The relegation of the transformation or processing of data to the originating datasource.

    countable · uncountable
    filter pushdown
    predicate pushdown
Where this word comes from

From push + down; by analogy with a spring-loaded stack of plates in a cafeteria.

noun
  1. An exercise that requires one to push weight downward.

Where this word comes from

Deverbal from push down.

adj
  1. Used by being pushed down.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from push down.

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