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persistence |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n. [See {Persistent}.] 1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence in an unfavorable sense doggedness; obstinacy. 2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first gave rise to it is removed; as: a (Physics) The persistence of motion. b (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the visual impression; auditory persistence, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: persistence n 1: the property of a continuous and connected period of time [syn: {continuity}] 2: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}] 3: the act of persevering [syn: {perseverance}, {perseveration}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: persistence 1.A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the program. 2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the screen of a {cathode ray tube} will remain illuminated after it has been energised by the electron beam. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second (1994-11-09)
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