static
/ˈstæt.ɪk/ adjective C2- Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
- Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
- Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
- Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
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Static electricity built up so intensely in the swirling dust that it could short out vehicle engines and shock anyone touching metal.
Rather than being a static repository of objective facts, memory is an active, reconstructive process that is constantly being updated and revised.
He quickly discovered that the Mississippi was not a static entity but rather a living, breathing organism that altered its course with dizzying frequency.
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