Stosy

Stosy is the Polish plural form of the noun stos, which denotes a pile or stack of objects arranged on top of one another. In everyday Polish, a stos can describe physical arrangements such as a stos książek (a stack of books), a stos ubrań (a pile of clothes), or a stos kart. The plural stosy refers to multiple such piles or to a larger accumulation.

Beyond literal piles, stos can be used figuratively to describe groups or collections organized in a stacked or sequential way, such as stosy dokumentów or stosy zadań, indicating a backlog or a series of items awaiting action.

In computing contexts, the Polish term for the data structure "stack" is stos. Professional or technical writing that discusses stack data structures typically uses "stos" in the singular; the plural "stosy" may appear when referring to multiple stack instances, but the exact phrasing may vary depending on the style guide.

Stosy as a word is primarily Polish and is not commonly used as an English loanword. In English-language references, it is usually translated as "stack" or "pile" depending on the context. See also: stack, pile, heap.