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persist | persistable |

As a verb persist

is to go on stubbornly or resolutely.

As an adjective persistable is

(computing) that can be made to persist; permanent.

persist

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
  • To repeat an utterance.
  • To continue to exist.
  • (computing) To cause to persist; make permanent.
  • * 2006 , Marco Bellinaso, ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming
    • This would not be saved after his session terminates because we don't have an actual user identity to allow us to persist the settings.
  • * 2009 , Alistair Croll, Sean Power, Complete Web Monitoring
    • While hashtags aren't formally part of Twitter, some clients, such as Tweetdeck, will persist hashtags across replies to create a sort of message threading.

    Synonyms

    * (go on stubbornly or resolutely) persevere, see also * (continue to exist) last, remain

    Derived terms

    * persistence / persistency * persistent

    See also

    (cognate terms using -sist) * absist * assist * consist * desist * exist * insist * resist * subsist

    Anagrams

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    persistable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing) That can be made to persist; permanent.
  • *2000 , Pradeep Tapadiya, COM+ Programming: A Practical Guide Using Visual C++ and ATL
  • *:A message can contain any data, including persistable objects.
  • *2002 , Drayton et al'', ''C# in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
  • *:A dynamic module can be either transient or persistable .