static link

static link

(compiler)(Or "access link" or "environment link") A pointerfrom an activation record to the activation record for thetextually enclosing scope. A static link is only requiredin a statically (lexically) scoped language.

The number of static links to follow may be determinedstatically (at compile time). It is simply the difference inlexical nesting depth between the declaration and thereference.

See also display.