English

Adjective
en-adj

1. obstinately|Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

#: She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

1. insistently|Insistently repetitive.

#: There was a persistent knocking on the door.

1. indefinitely|Indefinitely continuous.

#: There have been persistent rumours for years.

1. botany Lasting past maturity without falling off.

#: Pine cones have persistent scales.

1. (Computer science) About some data or data structures: existing after the execution of the program. Remaining in existence past the lifetime of the program that creates it.

#: Once written to a disk file the data becomes persistent and it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.
#: This way transient value becomes persistent.

Translations
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trans-top|refusing to give up
Hebrew: עקש� (akshán)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��رد���ا� ب���
Polish: uporczywy, bezustanny, ci�g�y
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trans-top|insistently repetitive
Hebrew: �ת��� (matmíd)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��رد���ا� ب���
Polish: bezustanny, uporczywy
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trans-top|Indefinitely continuous
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Polish: ci�g�y, nieustanny
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trans-top|Lasting past maturity without falling off
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trans-top|existing after the execution of the program
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Polish: trwa�y
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de:persistent
et:persistent
fa:persistent
fr:persistent
io:persistent
simple:persistent
fi:persistent
sv:persistent
vi:persistent
zh:persistent

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