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Software anomaly
In software, a stack buffer overflow or stack buffer overrun occurs when a program writes to a memory address on the program's call stack outside of the
Stack_buffer_overflow
Anomaly in computer security and programming
information security, a buffer overflow or buffer overrun is an anomaly whereby a program writes data to a buffer beyond the buffer's allocated memory, overwriting
Buffer_overflow
Software security techniques
security vulnerabilities. A stack buffer overflow occurs when a program writes to a memory address on the program's call stack outside of the intended data
Buffer_overflow_protection
Type of software bug
the call stack (that is, when it attempts to access memory beyond the call stack's bounds, which is similar to a buffer overflow), the stack is said to
Stack_overflow
Tool to detect memory-related bugs
stack_array[argc + 100]; // BOOM } ==7405==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow on address 0x7fff64740634 at pc 0x46c103 bp 0x7fff64740470 sp 0x7fff64740468
Code_sanitizer
Topics referred to by the same term
A stack overflow is a programming error when too much memory is used on the call stack. Stack overflow may also refer to: Stack buffer overflow, when
Stack overflow (disambiguation)
Stack_overflow_(disambiguation)
Form of computer memory allocation
Automatic variable Static variable Call stack Dynamic memory allocation Stack buffer overflow Stack machine Stack overflow "Advantages of Alloca". The GNU C
Stack-based_memory_allocation
Arbitrary code execution exploit
(ROP) technique: an attacker controlling the call stack, for example through a stack buffer overflow, is able to influence the control flow of the program
Sigreturn-oriented programming
Sigreturn-oriented_programming
Data structure used in computer programs
a call stack is a security risk, and is possibly exploitable through stack buffer overflows, which are the most common type of buffer overflow. One such
Call_stack
Concept in computer security
security, a shadow stack is a mechanism for protecting a procedure's stored return address, such as from a stack buffer overflow or call stack spoofing. The
Shadow_stack
Software anomaly
A heap overflow, heap overrun, or heap smashing is a type of buffer overflow that occurs in the heap data area. Heap overflows are exploitable in a different
Heap_overflow
Concept in computer security
inputs in an exploit. In a classical attack taking advantage of a stack buffer overflow, the input given to a vulnerable program is crafted and delivered
Weird_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
represent Buffer overflow, a situation whereby the incoming data size exceeds that which can be accommodated by a buffer. Heap overflow, a type of buffer overflow
Overflow
Abstract data type
capacity. If the stack is full and does not contain enough space to accept another element, the stack is in a state of stack overflow. Stacks entered the computer
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Computer security attack
security attack usually starting with a buffer overflow in which a subroutine return address on a call stack is replaced by an address of a subroutine
Return-to-libc_attack
Computer arithmetic error
unexpectedly small, potentially leading to a buffer overflow which, depending on the use of the buffer, might in turn cause arbitrary code execution
Integer_overflow
Computer security technique
could defeat ASLR in a web browser using JavaScript. Buffer overflow Stack buffer overflow Stack-smashing protection NX bit Marco-Gisbert, Hector; Ripoll
Address space layout randomization
Address_space_layout_randomization
Networking protocol for clock synchronization
undergone security audits from several sources for several years. A stack buffer overflow exploit was discovered and patched in 2014. Apple was concerned
Network_Time_Protocol
Sequence in no-operation instructions
known technique for exploiting stack buffer overflows. It solves the problem of finding the exact address of the buffer by effectively increasing the size
NOP_slide
Computer security exploit technique
being written onto the stack, the excess data may overflow the space allocated to the function's variables (e.g., "locals" in the stack diagram to the right)
Return-oriented_programming
Computer security businessman
the first high-quality, public, step-by-step introduction to stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities and their exploitation. After the sale of SecurityFocus
Elias_Levy
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
points to memory that has been freed/deallocated/deleted) A buffer overflow A stack overflow Attempting to execute a program that does not compile correctly
Segmentation_fault
Software development methodology
engineering. Buffer overflows, a common software security vulnerability, happen when a process tries to store data beyond a fixed-length buffer. For example
Secure_coding
High-level programming language
Corporation, Buffer overflow in crypto.signText() Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Festa, Paul (19 August 1998). "Buffer-overflow bug in IE".
JavaScript
Computer security researcher
"Vulnerability Note VU#191609: Microsoft Windows animated cursor stack buffer overflow". United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team. 2007-03-29. Archived
Alexander_Sotirov
Code intended as a payload to exploit a software vulnerability
exploiting a vulnerability can be achieved by causing an error such as buffer overflow. If successful, the shellcode enables access to the machine via the
Shellcode
Unexpected program exit due to an error
memory addresses, incorrect address values in the program counter, buffer overflow, overwriting a portion of the affected program code due to an earlier
Crash_(computing)
Information security awards
Sebastian Krahmer Best Client-Side Bug: msvidctl.dll MPEG2TuneRequest Stack buffer overflow (CVE-2008-0015) Ryan Smith and Alex Wheeler Mass 0wnage: Red Hat
Pwnie_Awards
American computer programmer
2007. Park, Yong-Joon and Gyungho Lee, "Repairing return address stack for buffer overflow protection," Proceedings of the 1st conference on Computing frontiers
Christien_Rioux
Concept in computer security
the stack and heap, as non-executable, helping to prevent buffer overflow exploits. These attacks rely on some part of memory, usually the stack, being
Executable-space_protection
Type of software bug
is being used). Using memory beyond the memory that was allocated (buffer overflow): If an array is used in a loop, with incorrect terminating condition
Memory_corruption
Method of compromising a host OS though the VM
feature for VMware CVE-2008-1943 Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer backend buffer overflow. CVE-2009-1244 Cloudburst: VM display function in VMware CVE-2011-1751
Virtual_machine_escape
State of being protected from memory access bugs
techniques such as the non-executable stack and address space layout randomization. Randomization prevents most buffer overflow attacks and requires the attacker
Memory_safety
leading to periods of full line-rate transmission that can overflow packet buffers of the network stack, both in network endpoints and routers and switches inside
Micro-bursting
Extensible multimedia architecture by Apple
Effects problem". Macworld. "Apple QuickTime RTSP Content-Type header stack buffer overflow". Retrieved December 6, 2007. "CVE-2014-1244 Detail". National Vulnerability
QuickTime
Catalog of software weaknesses and vulnerabilities
passwords, and insecure random numbers. CWE category 121 is for stack-based buffer overflows. Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Compatibility program allows
Common_Weakness_Enumeration
Data structure in Microsoft Windows programming
distinguish stack overflows from other read/write page faults (a read or write to a page guarded among the stack limits in guaranteed stack bytes will
Win32 Thread Information Block
Win32_Thread_Information_Block
Hobbyist-developed games for closed systems
utilizes modified font and sound files to cause the Xbox to cause a stack buffer overflow and load a homebrew dashboard. Once in this condition, the Xbox
Homebrew_(video_games)
Computer bug exploit caused by invalid data
modified, the program stops execution and exits. This occurs on a failed Stack Overflow Attack. Code Pointer Masking (CPM): after loading a (potentially changed)
Code_injection
Concept in assembly language programming
function. Function prologue and epilogue also sometimes contain code for buffer overflow protection. A function prologue typically does the following actions
Function prologue and epilogue
Function_prologue_and_epilogue
Dynamic memory management in the C programming language
the risk of undefined behavior due to a stack overflow. C99 offered variable-length arrays as an alternative stack allocation mechanism – however, this feature
C_dynamic_memory_allocation
Standard library for the C programming language
possible buffer overflows if the bounds are not checked manually; string routines in general, for side-effects, encouraging irresponsible buffer usage,
C_standard_library
Online hacking magazine
"Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit", written by Aleph One, published in issue 49, is the "classic paper" on stack buffer overflows, partly responsible
Phrack
How software progresses through its implementation
control-flow integrity techniques, including stack canaries, buffer overflow protection, shadow stacks, and vtable pointer verification, are used to
Control_flow
Software graphics library
Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Release Date:2005-05-11 - Secunia Advisories Stack-based buffer overflow in
LibTIFF
Open-source implementation of the TCP/IP network protocol stack
The uIP is an open-source implementation of the TCP/IP network protocol stack intended for use with tiny 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers. It was initially
UIP_(software)
Hardware or software fault
storage violation is known as a stack buffer overflow where a program attempts to exceed the limits set for its call stack. It can also refer to attempted
Storage_violation
Header file for C programs
alternative fails. Since no exception will be generated upon overflow of one of the multiple stacks in such a mechanism, it is essential to overestimate the
Setjmp.h
Novelty form of variant English spelling
2014. "NXP Community: RAppID boot loader error". June 25, 2014. "LiveOverflow@YouTube: Hardware Wallet Hack: Ledger Nano S". YouTube. December 28, 2018
Hexspeak
C programming language standard, 2011 revision
use the TR 24731 'safe' functions?". Stack Overflow. "c - Do you use the TR 24731 'safe' functions?". Stack Overflow. "Safer C Library - Open Watcom". 3
C11_(C_standard_revision)
JavaScript runtime environment
and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Node.js is one of the most commonly used web technologies
Node.js
Operating system
kernel-based intrusion detection, strong random number generation, stack buffer overflow protection, security partitioning, role-based access management
HP-UX
Portion of an object file containing executable instructions
Yu-An Tan; Ji-yan Zheng; Yuan-Da Cao; Xue-lan Zhang (October 2005). Buffer overflow protection based on adjusting code segment limit. IEEE International
Code_segment
2003 book by Jon "Smibbs" Erickson
assembly programming. The demonstrated attacks range from simple buffer overflows on the stack to techniques involving overwriting the Global Offset Table
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation
Hacking:_The_Art_of_Exploitation
Efficient sorting algorithm that combines insert and merge operations
unique items pulled out for the buffer. Only one buffer will be used in this case – the second buffer won't exist. buffer_size = [number of unique values
Block_sort
Computer systems programming special block code
exceeded (a condition known as a stack overflow), this is not normally detected in hardware by chips of this class. If the stack is exceeded into another writable
Interrupt_handler
Process of increasing the security of a system
code to perform exploits. Common hardening techniques are: Buffer overflow protection Stack overwriting protection Position independent executables and
Hardening_(computing)
Abstract data type
the stack and the queue, the deque may have similar functions as a data buffer: it can be use both as a retainer (queue), or for backtracking (stack). However
Double-ended_queue
Software development kit
server. The client had a buffer overflow vulnerability and wasn't compiled with any hardening options like a non-executable stack or ASLR. "SDK Tools | Android
Android_SDK
Computer feature
security, safety, catching all attempts at out-of-bounds access and buffer overflow. Descriptors are a form of capability system. The development of the
Burroughs large systems descriptors
Burroughs_large_systems_descriptors
Software development methodology
input. This particular bug demonstrates a vulnerability which enables buffer overflow exploits. Here is a solution to this example: int secure_programming(char
Defensive_programming
Computer memory management methodology
overflow. And since alloca is an ad hoc expansion seen in many systems but never in POSIX or the C standard, its behavior in case of a stack overflow
Memory_management
Means of improving the efficiency of TCP/IP networks
Kernel Interfaces Manual "sockets - C++ Disable Delayed Ack on Windows". Stack Overflow. "New registry entry for controlling the TCP Acknowledgment (ACK) behavior
Nagle's_algorithm
General-purpose programming language
Language". "No surprises on any system: Q&A with Loris Cro of Zig - Stack Overflow". 2 October 2023. "Zig's New Relationship with LLVM | Hacker News".
Zig_(programming_language)
Computer vulnerability using speculative execution
2024-03-25. "Inception: how a simple XOR can cause a Microarchitectural Stack Overflow". Computer Security Group. Retrieved 2023-09-15. "Retbleed: Arbitrary
Transient execution CPU vulnerability
Transient_execution_CPU_vulnerability
Unpredictable result when running a program
integer division by zero, signed integer overflow, indexing an array outside of its defined bounds (see buffer overflow), or null pointer dereferencing. In
Undefined_behavior
Interface technology communication architecture
transmitter how much buffer space is available. This allows the receiver to pause the transmitter if needed, thus avoiding receive buffer overflow. Control frames
UniPro_protocol_stack
Type of software vulnerability
IEEE Security & Privacy, IEEE Computer Society Klein, Tobias (2004). Buffer Overflows und Format-String-Schwachstellen - Funktionsweisen, Exploits und Gegenmaßnahmen
Uncontrolled_format_string
General-purpose programming language
consider all possible outcomes, to protect against buffer overruns, array bounds checking, stack overflows, memory exhaustion, and consider race conditions
C_(programming_language)
Processor security vulnerability
code to exploit the CPU pattern history table, branch target buffer, return stack buffer, and branch history table. In August 2019, a related speculative
Spectre (security vulnerability)
Spectre_(security_vulnerability)
Abstract data type
classes. A queue may be implemented as circular buffers and linked lists, or by using both the stack pointer and the base pointer. Queues provide services
Queue_(abstract_data_type)
Security features as used in OpenBSD operating system
operations: local stack variables are reordered to place buffers after pointers, protecting them from corruption in case of a buffer overflow; pointers from
OpenBSD_security_features
Memory-safe dialect of the C programming language
language was intended to be a safe dialect of the C language. It avoids buffer overflows and other vulnerabilities that are possible in C programs by design
Cyclone (programming language)
Cyclone_(programming_language)
Computer security testing tool
Vincent Liu, chapter 12 explains how to use Metasploit to develop a buffer overflow exploit from scratch. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metasploit
Metasploit
of a computer program's memory that helps software developers find buffer overflows while developing the program. When a program is compiled for debugging
Guard_byte
Pointer that does not point to a valid object
this feature may be considered bad * style if not commented */ } Like buffer-overflow bugs, dangling/wild pointer bugs frequently become security holes.
Dangling_pointer
Divide and conquer sorting algorithm
write buffer remains. If that buffer is an X {\displaystyle X} write buffer, the pivot record is appended to it and the X {\displaystyle X} buffer is written
Quicksort
Mechanisms in the X Window System
Wait for and Get Clipboard Text". Stack Overflow. Retrieved 2021-07-27. Zawinski, J. W. (2002). X selections, cut buffers, and kill rings. Retrieved July
X_Window_System_selection
Attack on a computer system by pinging a computer
However, when the target computer reassembles the malformed packet, a buffer overflow can occur, causing a system crash and potentially allowing the injection
Ping_of_death
Approach to managing resources by tying them to object lifetime
and Systems. Vol. 30, no. 2. ildjarn (2011-04-05). "RAII and Stack unwinding". Stack Overflow. Retrieved 2019-03-09. Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions
Resource acquisition is initialization
Resource_acquisition_is_initialization
Java virtual machine
Runtime Environment in Oracle E-Business Suite release 12 Vulnerability Note VU#474433: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX control stack buffer overflows v t e
Jinitiator
Security-related instruction code processor extension
attack, disclosed in August 2018, combines speculative execution and buffer overflow to bypass the SGX. A security advisory and mitigation for this attack
Software_Guard_Extensions
Sequence of characters, data type
representations requiring a terminating character are commonly susceptible to buffer overflow problems if the terminating character is not present, caused by a coding
String_(computer_science)
Term in computer security
function compares the value in r10 to the target function's stored hash. Buffer overflow protection Payer, Mathias. "Control-Flow Integrity: An Introduction"
Control-flow_integrity
Digital circuit
stack. Many microprocessors have a separate prediction mechanism for return instructions. This mechanism is based on a so-called return stack buffer,
Branch_predictor
Hybrid sorting algorithm based on insertion sort and merge sort
into runs and simultaneously putting those runs in a stack. Whenever the runs on the top of the stack match a merge criterion, they are merged. This goes
Timsort
Single-chip 16-bit microprocessor
interrupts in a priority fashion. IE1 is set only in the case of a stack overflow/underflow. The other four can be used to disable individual interrupt
National_Semiconductor_PACE
Technique circumventing programming language data typing
import java.nio.ByteBuffer; void main(String[] args) { int value = 42; ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(Integer.BYTES); buffer.putInt(value); //
Type_punning
Type of interrupt signal sent between computer processors
docs.amd.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18. "Inter Processor Interrupt usage". Stack Overflow. Retrieved 2024-07-18. Matt (2002-04-28). "Understanding IRQL". Archived
Inter-processor_interrupt
Family of instruction set architectures
arrays) SP/ESP/RSP: Stack pointer for top address of the stack. BP/EBP/RBP: Stack base pointer for holding the address of the current stack frame. SI/ESI/RSI:
X86
Mechanism for inter-process communication using message passing
"How can I store the "find" command results as an array in Bash". Stack Overflow.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) "Ranges
Pipeline_(Unix)
Syllable repertoire of B5900, B6500, B7500 and successors
detected in the source string. All these operators are protected from buffer overflows by being limited by the bounds in the descriptors. TWFD Transfer while
Burroughs B6x00-7x00 instruction set
Burroughs_B6x00-7x00_instruction_set
Unix-like operating system
which eliminates certain buffer overflows and buffer management problems. Also, many exploits work by overrunning a buffer to trick the program into
Minix_3
Software for debugging a computer program
incorporate memory protection to avoid storage violations such as buffer overflow. This may be extremely important in transaction processing environments
Debugger
Linux kernel programmer
Shield", which prevents stack-based buffer overflow exploits in the x86 architecture by disabling the execute permission for the stack. Together with Thomas
Ingo_Molnár
Software that manages computer hardware resources
Despite attempts to protect against them, vulnerabilities are caused by buffer overflow attacks, which are enabled by the lack of bounds checking. Hardware
Operating_system
Dialect of Lisp in the Emacs text editor
optimization. Without this, tail recursions can eventually lead to stack overflow. The apel library aids in writing portable Emacs Lisp code, with the
Emacs_Lisp
Handling of strings in the C programming language
ISBN 9780201700527. "c++ - What is the use of wchar_t in general programming?". Stack Overflow. Retrieved 1 August 2022. "char, wchar_t, char8_t, char16_t, char32_t"
C_string_handling
Combinational digital circuit
addition operation, the borrow resulting from a subtraction operation, or the overflow bit resulting from a binary shift operation. Zero, which indicates all
Arithmetic_logic_unit
Series of 16-bit computers by Texas Instruments
equal zero) JNC (jump if carry clear) JOC (jump if carry set) JNO (jump if overflow clear) JOP (jump if odd parity - only relevant after byte operations) JL
TI-990
STACK BUFFER-OVERFLOW
STACK BUFFER-OVERFLOW
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lotus stack
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology).English and German : metonymic occupational name for a dairyman or seller of butter, from Old English butere ‘butter’, Middle High German buter.German : possibly a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Butter ‘butter’ (see 2).
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Burger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (Latin cor).German : variant of Boenker.Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Lotus Stack; Intelligent; Princess
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Jain, Marathi
Lotus Stack
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably for the most part a topographic name for someone who lived near the trunk or stump of a large tree, Middle English stocke (Old English stocc). In some cases the reference may be to a primitive foot-bridge over a stream consisting of a felled tree trunk. Some early examples without prepositions may point to a nickname for a stout, stocky man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of punishment stocks.German : from Middle German stoc ‘tree’, ‘tree stump’, hence a topographic name equivalent to 1, but sometimes also a nickname for an impolite or obstinate person.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Stock ‘stick’, ‘pole’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a large, well-built man, from Middle English stack ‘haystack’ (from Old Norse stakkr). The surname is now less common in England than in Ireland (especially County Kerry), where it was first taken in the 13th century; it has been Gaelicized Stac.German : variant of Staack.Americanized form of Polish or Czech Stach.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant or patronymic form of Stack.
Male
English
English slang term for someone who breaks things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb bust, BUSTER means "to break, smash," hence "breaker, destroyer, smasher."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly an unflattering nickname for a boastful, swaggering person (one who huffs and puffs).German (Hüffer) : from the Germanic personal name Hugifrid, composed of hug ‘head’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + frid ‘peace’.North German (Hüffer) : status name for a prosperous small farmer. Compare South German Huber.German : probably an American spelling of Hof or Hoff.
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BUFFY means "God is my oath."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, STACY means "resurrection."
Female
English
Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Stacey, STACI means "resurrection."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French cof(f)re ‘chest’, ‘box’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of coffers or chests or, by extension, for a treasurer.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kaufer or Kauffer (see Kaufer).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly of Flemish origin, from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Bufo.English : alternatively, perhaps, from a diminutive of Old French bufe, buffe ‘blow’, ‘slap in the face’, hence probably a nickname for a rough or uncouth man.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lotus Stack
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’.English : topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.Scottish (Dumfriesshire) : habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region).It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Rufer.German : variant of Roffers.English : variant of Rover 1.
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Male
English
English name derived from the noble title, "thane," from Old Saxon thegan, THANE means "boy, follower, warrior."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Associate
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Muslim
Light of Ali
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
The Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Willet, a pet form of the personal name Will.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Arabic
A Moorish Princess for whom a Splendid Palace was Built in Spain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga
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n.
To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood.
n.
Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
v. t.
Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
a.
A data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack.
v. i.
A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
a.
Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon.
n.
The eelpout; guffer eel.
v. i.
To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
n.
One who polishes with a buff.
v. t.
To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.
adv.
Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind.
v. t.
To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer.
n.
To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
n.
Same as Stock account, below.
adv.
Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
n.
A wheel for buffing; a buff.
n.
An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
imp. & p. p.
of Stick