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stack pointer

[′stak ‚pȯint·ər]

(computer science)

A register which contains the last address of a stack of addresses.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

stack pointer

(architecture, programming)

(SP) A register or variable pointing to the top of a stack.

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