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Static vs Extern - What's the difference?

static | extern |

As adjectives the difference between static and extern

is that static is unchanging; that cannot or does not change while extern is (obsolete|rare) external; outward; not inherent.

As nouns the difference between static and extern

is that static is interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television while extern is a person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.

static

English

Alternative forms

* statick

Adjective

(-)
  • Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
  • *
  • (programming) Occupying fixed memory, allocated when a program is loaded.

    • Synonyms

    * stable * (Having no motion) still

    Antonyms

    * (Unchanging) dynamic * (Having no motion) dynamic, kinetic, mobile * (computing) dynamic

    Derived terms

    * hydrostatic * statical * staticity

    Related terms

    * stasis

    Noun

    (-)
  • Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
  • (by extension) Interference or obstruction from people.
  • Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
  • Static electricity.

    • Related terms

    * statics

    Anagrams

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    extern

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
  • Outward form or part; exterior.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent.
    • "Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,/ But seeming so, for my particular end,/For when my outward action doth demonstrate/The native act and figure of my heart/In complement extern, 'tis not long after/But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve/For daws to peck at." (Othello, Act 1, Scene 1)

    References

    * * William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice, Penguin Books, 2001 ----