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static

sta·tic

UK/ˈstæt.ɪk/ US/ˈstæt.ɪk/ fairly common slang us

adjective

1.

not active or moving

  • “a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture”
  • “static feudal societies”
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2.

not in physical motion

  • “the inertia of an object at rest”
3.

concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

  • “an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”
4.

showing little if any change

  • “a static population”

noun

2.

angry criticism

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

Phrases

  • extended static checking
  • static binding
  • static caravan
  • static class
  • static cling
  • static dispatch
  • static efficiency
  • static electricity

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