nonvolatile

See also: non-volatile

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ volatile.

Adjective

nonvolatile (not comparable)

  1. Not volatile (in any sense).
    The chemical is nonvolatile so it will not evaporate.
    His nonvolatile demeanor was tested by the constant pestering.
    A hard drive is nonvolatile, but RAM is volatile.
    A nonvolatile variable may misbehave if accessed from multiple threads at once.

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