# traceback

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Determination of origin; the process of tracing something back to its source.
2. A stack trace (in some programming languages)

## Etymology
From trace + back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/traceback