The Stacks project

Definition 101.13.2. Let $f : \mathcal{X} \to \mathcal{Y}$ be a morphism of algebraic stacks.

1. We say $f$ is closed if the map of topological spaces $|\mathcal{X}| \to |\mathcal{Y}|$ is closed.

2. We say $f$ is universally closed if for every morphism of algebraic stacks $\mathcal{Z} \to \mathcal{Y}$ the morphism of topological spaces

   \[ |\mathcal{Z} \times _\mathcal {Y} \mathcal{X}| \to |\mathcal{Z}| \]

   is closed, i.e., the base change $\mathcal{Z} \times _\mathcal {Y} \mathcal{X} \to \mathcal{Z}$ is closed.