static en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæt.ɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstæɾ.ɪk] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- (New-Jersey) audio
- /ˈstæt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
It's important to know that the Earth's crust is in no manner a stable and static place.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
- (not-comparable) Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
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(not-comparable) Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
England were ponderous with ball in hand, their runners static when taking the ball and their lines obvious, while their front row struggled badly in the scrum.
2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
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(not-comparable) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
A further advantage of static type checking is of course computational efficiency, since run time checks are no longer necessary.
1980, R. Barbuti, A. Martelli, “Static Type Checking for Languages with Parametric Types and Polymorphic Procedures”, in Proceedings of the Fourth ‘Colloque Internationale sur la Programmation’:Despite the term, a static website doesn’t mean one that never changes. Static refers to the fact that the site’s assets—HTML files, graphics, and other downloadable content such as PDF files—are just static files sitting in an S3 bucket.
2019, Ben Piper, David Clinton, chapter 12, in AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide with Online Labs:A static variable is one whose storage remains allocated for the duration of the entire program. All global variables are static variables.
1998, Nell B. Dale, Chip Weems, Mark R. Headington, chapter 8, in Programming and Problem Solving with C++:
- (not-comparable, qualifier:object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| statick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
changeful · unstable · vagile · moody · mobile · animate · inconstant · dynamic · kinetic · motile · changeling · mobile · ambulatory · motive · dynamic · changeable · everchanging · kinetic · dynamic · labile · movable · variable · up-and-down · dynamic · wavering · nonstatic · moving · shiftable · fluid · fickle · mobile · volatile
Deriveds
static efficiency · geostatic · chronostatic · hyperstatic · static cling · psychostatic · chemostatic · statite · hydrostatic · adipostatic · isostatic · semistatic · mesostatic · electrostatic · microstatic · static dispatch · static caravan · extended static checking · stiction · antistatic · static random access memory · stereostatic · orthostatic · static electricity · oostatic · statical · static port · static equilibrium · static-fire · static cytophotometry · staticy · kinetostatic · aerostatic · static line · anti-static · acrostatic · static binding · oncostatic · astatic · thyrostatic · mucostatic · static pressure · static friction · ultrastatic · unstatic · static scope · menostatic · monostatic · homostatic · static memory allocation · statically · multistatic · static kill · static load · quasistatic · static class · virostatic · ciliostatic · static site · staticize · static scoping · static typing · staticization · static water · lithostatic · static language · statichute · static separation of duty · staticity · metallostatic · pitot-static · bistatic · metastatic · static fire · static IP address · phytostatic
Relateds
Synonyms
stuck · unchanging · fixed · immotile · constant · unaltering · changeless · stuck · unmovable · stable · stationary · immobile · unvarying · immovable · lifeless · sessile · stuck · static · static · unmoveable · equal · rigid · unmovable · nonchanging · inert · inanimate · stationary
Translations (66)
fi staattinen (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · hi अचल (having no motion) · sv statisk (having no motion) · hu fix (unchanging) · ro static (unchanging) · ga statach (having no motion) · fi paikallaan oleva (having no motion) · bg статичен (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · bg статичен (having no motion) · uk стати́чний (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · nb statisk (having no motion) · hu fix (having no motion) · id statis (having no motion) · fi muuttumaton (unchanging) · mi pahoho (having no motion) · uk фіксо́ваний (having no motion) · uk непору́шний (having no motion) · pt estático (having no motion) · mi pateko (unchanging) · is kyrr- (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · ga seasta (having no motion) · id statis (unchanging) · ca estàtic (having no motion) · fi vakaa (unchanging) · fi staattinen (unchanging) · fi liikkumaton (having no motion) · uk стати́чний (unchanging) · hu statikus (having no motion) · fr statique (unchanging) · mi whakamārari (Making no progress, stalled) · eo statika (having no motion) · sv statisk (unchanging) · pt estático (unchanging) · fi staattinen (object-oriented programming: defined for the class itself) · pt estático (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · hu statikus (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · hu változatlan (unchanging) · ru стати́чный (unchanging) · ca estàtic (unchanging) · ru стациона́рный (having no motion) · nn statisk (having no motion) · ru стати́ческий (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · bg неизменен (unchanging) · hu mozdulatlan (having no motion) · is kyrrlegur (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · ga statach (unchanging) · es estático (unchanging) · ca estàtic (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · cs statický (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · es estático (having no motion) · bg неподвижен (having no motion) · ru стати́ческий (having no motion) · hu állandó (unchanging) · mi whakapahoho (having no motion) · hu statikus (unchanging) · es estática (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · it statico (unchanging) · mi pateko (having no motion) · mi whakaroau (having no motion) · kk статикалық (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · fr statique (programming: computed, created or allocated before the program starts running) · uk стати́чний (having no motion) · fr statique (having no motion) · ru неподви́жный (having no motion) · ja 静的 (unchanging) · hi गतिहीन (having no motion)