3.8 The stack Segment and the push and pop Instructions
This chapter mentions that all variables you declare in the var section wind up in the stack memory segment. However, var objects are not the only things in the stack memory section; your programs manipulate data in the stack segment in many different ways. This section describes the stack and introduces the push and pop instructions that manipulate data in the stack section.
The stack segment in memory is where the 80x86 maintains the stack. The stack is a dynamic data structure that grows and shrinks according to certain needs of the program. The stack also stores important information about the program including local variables, subroutine information, and temporary data.
The 80x86 controls ...
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