static

English

/ˈstæt.ɪk/

adj
Definitions
  • Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
  • (programming) Computed, created or allocated before the program starts running, and usually not changeable at runtime
  • (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.

Etymology

Derived from Latin staticus derived from Ancient Greek στατικός (standing still, steady) root from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

立

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