nonvolatile

adj

nonvolatile

adj

Etymology From non- + volatile.

1

Not volatile (in any sense).

The chemical is nonvolatile so it will not evaporate.
His nonvolatile demeanor was tested by the constant pestering.

2 more examples

A hard drive is nonvolatile, but RAM is volatile.
A nonvolatile variable may misbehave if accessed from multiple threads at once.

Antonyms: volatile

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