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In this chapter we introduce the concept of a stack, and describe how we can make use of stacks, most notably for implementing subroutines.

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© 2004 Mark Burrell

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Burrell, M. (2004). Stacks and Subroutines. In: Fundamentals of Computer Architecture. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11313-9_10

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