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-* last in, first out structures (LIFO)
-* useful in certain recursive algorithms, where you can push temp data as you recurse, and remove them from the (memory or data structure) stack as you backtrace.
+* stacks are **last in, first out** structures (LIFO), where the newest element is first one to be removed from the structure.
+* stacks are useful in certain recursive algorithms, where you can push temp data as you recurse, and remove them from the (memory or data structure) stack as you backtrace.
 
 
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