Applications of Stacks
- Function calls: Stacks are used to keep track of the return addresses of function calls, allowing the program to return to the correct location after a function has finished executing.
- Recursion: Stacks are used to store the local variables and return addresses of recursive function calls, allowing the program to keep track of the current state of the recursion.
- Expression evaluation: Stacks are used to evaluate expressions in postfix notation (Reverse Polish Notation).
- Syntax parsing: Stacks are used to check the validity of syntax in programming languages and other formal languages.
- Memory management: Stacks are used to allocate and manage memory in some operating systems and programming languages.
Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages of Stack
A stack is a linear data structure in which the insertion of a new element and removal of an existing element takes place at the same end represented as the top of the stack.
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