stacking

British

/ ˈstækɪŋ /

noun

the arrangement of aircraft traffic in busy flight lanes, esp while waiting to land at an airport, with a minimum vertical separation for safety of 1000 feet below 29 000 feet and 2000 feet above 29 000 feet

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stacking

Instead of trying to make transistors smaller, the company laid out a method for stacking circuits to cram more computing power into a single chip footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

They “had to find workarounds, whether through open-sourcing software, stacking less powerful and cheaper local chips, investing more in China’s electricity grid.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

"We are stacking up bookings for weeks to come and the inquiries are difficult to keep up with, but creates a lot of business," he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

By stacking the orders on top of a funding package and unprecedented equity stakes, Washington has made it clear that quantum computing is a national priority.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

The guy behind the counter glanced up from stacking lightbulbs.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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