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statics

statics

5.7
Files like images, CSS, and JavaScript that a website serves unchanged
  • noun
  • /ˈstætɪks/
  • Jargon
translation icon : archivos estáticos
  • When building the site, they copied small images and CSS into the statics folder.

But oftentimes we're seeing inspirational images or quotes, static content, graphics.

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Examples

  • The deployment serves all statics from a CDN to improve load times.

  • Please put the statics directory behind the cache-control header for longer caching.

  • The statics are ready.

  • The website uses statics for its images.

  • The website serves all statics from a centralized server to ensure fast access to images and CSS.

  • Developers store all statics in a separate directory for better organization and quicker loading times.

  • For optimal performance, it is important to minimize the size of statics that are sent to users.

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web
  • Texting
659 1.0
onload
  • Texting
1 7.2
SSI
  • Specialized
1 8.2
statics
  • Jargon
5.7

Surface Forms

statics singular
statics plural
static singular

Morphology

statics = static (semi-transparent) = static + s

The term 'statics' in computing refers to static files, which are served unchanged, a concept that may not be immediately obvious from the base word.

Etymology

The word statics comes from a Greek root stat- meaning 'to stand'. In web work, statics are files that stay 'unchanged' on the server, so they 'stand' the same each time a page loads.