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persistent

persistent

3 4.9
Not lost when a program closes or a device restarts
  • adjective
  • /pərˈsɪstənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : persistente
  • None use 'Persistent Login' which would log users in when they arrive on-site.

And AR Core has a new, what they call persistent cloud anchors.

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Examples

  • Cookies can take the form of session cookies or persistent cookies.

    Blog text (9)
  • The ideal way to keep up with changing marketing preferences is through a persistent preference center.

    Blog text (26)
  • This will only happen for the first boot, as it sets up our persistent USB live drive.

  • 6 DOIs are persistent, unique links assigned to digital content such as electronic journal articles.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We're trying to provide persistent and sustainable infrastructure to enable this work and we're trying to enable scholars to really fully use the content of the Hottie Trust.

  • Belugas have the potential to accumulate relatively high concentrations of persistent contaminants in their tissues.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Compared with other belugas, the Cook Inlet animals appear to have unique patterns of persistent organic contaminants and elements in their tissues.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The U.N. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants requires the elimination or reduction of 12 persistent organic pollutants (United Nations Environment Programme, 2001).

    Academic text (2006)
  • The application uses a persistent database to ensure users can access their data even after closing the program.

  • To enhance performance, the software stores user preferences in a persistent manner, so they are not lost after a reboot.

Synonyms

permanent
vspersistent
650 3.2

Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change

is kept across sessions and reboots without implying eternal lifespan
long-term
vspersistent
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

focuses on being stored across runs and sessions rather than long time spans
lasting
vspersistent
38 3.1

Continuing to be present or useful for a long time

refers to being stored across runs and reboots rather than duration alone
long-lasting
vspersistent
27 3.7

To stay the same or work well for a long time

is about surviving software sessions and reboots, not just long duration
durable
vspersistent
  • Specialized
2 5.5

Data or storage that stays safe and can be recovered after a computer failure

is stored across runs and reboots but may not guarantee recovery after failures
retained
vspersistent
3.8

Something a person still remembers, uses, or keeps

is stored across program runs and system restarts rather than actively held

Antonyms

557 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

17 8.6

Lasting only a very short time

How Durable

permanent
650 3.2
durable
  • Specialized
2 5.5
persistent
  • Specialized
3 4.9
temporary
557 3.0
ephemeral
17 8.6

Surface Forms

persistent positive
persistenter comparative
persistentest superlative

Morphology

persistent = persist (semi-transparent) = persist + ent

Computing sense 'remaining across runs/sessions' is a metaphorical/technical extension of 'persist' that may be unfamiliar to non-technical learners.

Etymology

Persistent comes from the Latin persistēre, with per- 'through' and sistere 'to stand'. In computing it means data that 'stands through' restarts, just like the English word stand, so settings or files stay saved after the device is turned off.