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stack frame

One function call's space on the stack.

A stack frame holds a single function call's local variables and bookkeeping.

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Examples

  • While double(7) runs inside perimeter(3, 4), three frames sit on the stack: main's, perimeter's and double's, each with its own locals.

See also

stack recursion backtrace
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