棧 (zhàn) - Stack — refers to a warehouse, storehouse, or & also used in computing for stack data structure

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Stack — refers to a warehouse, storehouse, or inn;

also used in computing for stack data structure;

can refer to a trestle or framework.

Stack — refers to a warehouse, storehouse, oralso used in computing for stack data structurecan refer to a trestle or framework.

Usage highlights

WarehouseInnStack data structureTrestle bridgeStorage facilityStack pointer

Synonyms

  • 倉— warehouse, granary
  • 庫— storehouse, treasury
  • 棧房— warehouse, storage room

Antonyms

  • 空— empty (antonym to storage function)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The hotel has a large storage room (旅棧).
  • They stored the goods in the warehouse (貨棧).
  • In programming, we use a stack data structure (棧).
  • The bridge was built on wooden trestles (棧橋).

Collocations

  • Warehouse(貨棧)
  • Inn(旅棧)
  • Stack data structure(棧)
  • Trestle bridge(棧橋)
  • Storage facility(棧房)
  • Stack pointer(棧指針)

Idioms

  • Clear the way through thorns and brambles(棧山航海)
  • Dangerous mountain paths(棧道之險)
  • Stack overflow error(棧溢出)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used for storage facilities and inns along trade routes.
  • In computing, adopted as the translation for 'stack' data structure.
  • Associated with wooden structures and frameworks in traditional architecture.

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