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pushdown

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Used by being pushed down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A pushdown automaton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The relegation of the transformation or processing of data to the originating datasource.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • filter pushdown
  • predicate pushdown

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An exercise that requires one to push weight downward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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History

Etymology

From push + down; by analogy with a spring-loaded stack of plates in a cafeteria.

Deverbal from push down.