pop /pop/
[from the operation that removes the top of a
stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are usually
saved on the stack] (also capitalized `POP') 1. vt. To remove
something from a stack or PDL. If a person says he/she
has popped something from his stack, that means he/she has finally
finished working on it and can now remove it from the list of
things hanging overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a level of
detail so deep that the main point of the discussion is being lost,
someone will shout "Pop!", meaning "Get back up to a higher
level!" The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm
with a finger pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as `POP']
Point of Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to
make (local) calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.
[from the operation that removes the top of a
stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are usually
saved on the stack] (also capitalized `POP') 1. vt. To remove
something from a stack or PDL. If a person says he/she
has popped something from his stack, that means he/she has finally
finished working on it and can now remove it from the list of
things hanging overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a level of
detail so deep that the main point of the discussion is being lost,
someone will shout "Pop!", meaning "Get back up to a higher
level!" The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm
with a finger pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as `POP']
Point of Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to
make (local) calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.
Related:
- pop: /pop/ [from the operation that removes the top of a stack,
and the fact that procedure return addresses are usually... - push: [from the operation that puts the current information on a
stack,
and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved... - push
[from the operation that puts the current information
on a stack,
and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved... - stack n.
The set of things a person has to do in the
future.
One speaks of the next project to be attacked as having... - overflow pdl n.
[MIT] The place where you put things when
your PDL is full.
If you don't have one and too many things get pushed... - unwind the stack: vi. 1. [techspeak] During the execution of a
procedural language,
one is said to `unwind the stack' from a called... - unwind the stack vi.
1. [techspeak] During the
execution of a procedural language,
one is said to `unwind the stack' from a called... - overflow pdl: [MIT] n. The place where you put things when your
{pdl} is full.
If you don't have one and too many things get pushed... - Hey, diddle, diddle the overflow pdl
To get a little more stack;
If that's not enough then you lose it all And have...
From the same category:
- voice-net n.
Hackish way of referring to the telephone
system,
analogizing it to a digital network. Usenet sig blocks... - fora pl.n.
Plural of forum... - Green Book n.
1. One of the three standard PostScript
references:
"PostScript Language Program Design", bylined `Adobe... - flower key n.
[Mac users] See feature key... - topic group n.
Syn.
forum...
