Stack Pointer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SP
Pronunciation
/stæk ˈpɔɪntər/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Assembly

Examples in Context

  1. Inline assembly can be written to determine the stack pointer.
  2. This will save the old stack pointer and allocate stack memory atomically.
  3. The stack pointer is moved down to create new memory and moved up to release that memory.
  4. The stack pointer is not used at all in the function and changing its value is meaningless.
  5. These instructions assume the existence of a stack pointer, for which R13 is used.

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