Definitions

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  • noun computing A stack trace.
  • verb computing To examine a stack trace
  • verb by extension To find the cause of something by examining past events

Etymologies

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back + trace

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Examples

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Neoclust 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Neoclust 2010

  • A backtrace is a piece of information that describes what was the application doing when it encountered the error and had to close itself.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] DarioAndres 2010

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