Traceback
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Traceback is a noun meaning (computing) A stack trace (in some programming languages).
Meaning
(computing) A stack trace (in some programming languages).
More Meanings
- (chiefly computing) Determination of origin; the process of tracing something back to its source.
Example Sentences
... which appears in the top line of the traceback, looking for the point at which the system is likely to have become corrupted . The ability to read and use tracebacks is a skill no MOO administrator should be without .
This is a single-stage traceback. It begins by announcing itself as a traceback and then gives a location in line 1 of " " (i.e., your typing, or standard input). It also specifies any method that the exception is raised in: in[…]
In programs where functions can be called from multiple places , the call stack can help you determine which call led to the error . Python displays the traceback whenever a raised exception goes unhandled . But you can also obtain it[…]
Word Forms
- tracebacks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backtrace, tracee, diagnostic, downtrace, trace, debugging.
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