static link
<compiler> (Or "access link" or "environment link") A pointer
from an {activation record} to the activation record for the
textually enclosing {scope}. A static link is only required
in a statically (lexically) scoped language.
The number of static links to follow may be determined
statically (at compile time). It is simply the difference in
{lexical nesting depth} between the declaration and the
reference.
See also {display}.
(1995-03-07)