overflow pdl

overflow pdl

The place where you put things when your pdl is full. Ifyou don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forgetsomething. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be amemo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:

Hey, diddle, diddleThe overflow pdlTo get a little more stack;If that's not enoughThen you lose it all,And have to pop all the way back.--The Great Quux

The term pdl seems to be primarily an MITism; outside MITthis term is replaced by "overflow stack".