A morphism f:X→Y of stacks over a site C is called representable if for all representable objects U∈C↪YStacks(C) and all morphisms U→Y the homotopy pullback X× YU in
\array{ X \times_Y U &\to& X \\ \downarrow &{}^{\simeq}\swArrow& \downarrow^f \\ U &\to& Y }
is again representable.