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statically

/ˈstæt.ɪ.kəl.i/
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Adjective:static
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1

At compile time or prior to program execution, rather than during runtime (in computer science).

Example

"Because the programming language is statically typed, the compiler catches data type mismatches before the software is ever run."


2

In a fixed, stationary, or unchanging manner; without movement, progression, or adaptation.

Example

"The ancient statues stood statically along the temple corridor, untouched by the passage of centuries."


3

By means of or in relation to static electricity or bodies at rest in equilibrium (in physics and engineering).

Example

"The structural beam is statically indeterminate, meaning basic equilibrium equations alone cannot solve for all the internal forces."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'static' plus the adverbial suffix '-ally', ultimately tracing back to the Ancient Greek 'statikos' (causing to stand), from the verb 'histanai' (to make stand).

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