Stack

A memory region containing the local variables and parameters of currently executing functions.

Related concepts:  CallReturnFunctionMethod

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Call stack

Misconceptions about Stack

11 documented Misconceptions

CallWithoutFrame

A method invocation does not necessarily allocate a stack frame

CallerFrameContainsCalleeFormal

Stack frame of caller includes variables for callee's formal parameters

FrameIsClassInstance

A stack frame is the same as an instance of a class

NoLocalVariables

There are no local variables

ObjectLabeledWithConstructorSignature

In stack and heap diagrams, an object on the heap is labeled like a stack frame of a constructor call

RecursiveActivationsShareFrame

Recursive calls of a method share a stack frame

ReferenceIntoStack

References can point into the stack

ReturnUnwindsMultipleFrames

A return statement can unwind multiple call stack frames

StackTraceIsCallHistory

A stack trace is the sequence of previously called methods

StaticFrameInGlobals

Stack frame of static method calls lives in the global memory area