static — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   stable

   Antonyms

   dynamic

   Examples

   It's important to know that the Earth's crust is in no manner a stable and static place.

2. Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   stuck

3. Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   stuckunmovable

   Antonyms

   dynamickineticmobilemoving

   Examples

   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.

4. Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Antonyms

   dynamicnonstatic

   Examples

   A further advantage of static type checking is of course computational efficiency, since run time checks are no longer necessary.

   A static variable is one whose storage remains allocated for the duration of the entire program. All global variables are static variables.

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   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.

5. Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Noun

1. Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   shashsnow

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: shash, snow

   The World Series was on, but there was so much static that we could barely even follow the action.

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   The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.

   The girls don't seem to care tonight / As long as the mood is right / No static at all (no static, no static at all) / FM (no static at all)

   Damaged Hologram: --alled Reapers. [static]... the Citadel... [static] ...overwhelmed... [static] ...only hope... [static]... Damaged Hologram: --[static] act of desperation... [static] ... the Conduit... [static] ... all is lost [static] Damaged Hologram: ...cannot be stopped... [static] ...cannot be stopped... [static]

2. Interference or obstruction from people.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Figurative
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   I was getting a lot of static from the bean counters whenever I tried to proceed.

3. Verbal abuse.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Slang
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   flak

   Examples

   Near-synonym: flak

   Don't you be giving me any static over it. You know the rules.

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   You want to start some static?

   Drove to the pad and hit the showers / Didn't even get no static from the cowards

   And then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walkin' through the doors / They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore

4. Static electricity.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   This stupid carpet is always giving me a shock from the static.

5. A static caravan.

   Usage

   • Countable

6. A static variable.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.

Adjective

1. not in physical motion

   Synonyms

   inactivemotionlessstill

   Examples

   She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight

2. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

   Synonyms

   electrostatic

   Examples

   an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity

3. showing little if any change

   Synonyms

   stableunchanging

   Examples

   a static population

Noun

1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

   Synonyms

   atmosphericsatmospheric static

   Broader terms

   noiseinterferencedisturbance

2. angry criticism

   Broader terms

   criticismunfavorable judgment

   Examples

   they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial