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In [[computer science]], a '''stack-based language''' is a [[computer language]] that uses the stack to store intermediate results during computation. [[Forth]] isand an[[Java exampleprogramming language|Java]] [[byte-code]] and examples.

A stack-based language tends to be used as intermediate representation of a program during its compilation.

== Example ==

A piece of code to compute the sum of 10 + 20 would be like:

<pre>

push 10 // push 10 onto the stack

push 20 // push 20

add // pop two values from the stack, and push its sum

</pre>

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