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per⋅sist⋅ence

  [per-sis-tuhns, -zis-]
–noun
1. the act or fact of persisting.
2. the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
3. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
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Also, per⋅sist⋅en⋅cy.

Origin:
1540–50; persist + -ence

Synonyms:
1. See perseverance.
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per·sis·tence   (pər-sĭs'təns, -zĭs'-)   
n.  

  1. The act of persisting.

  2. The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.

  3. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed: persistence of vision.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

persistence per·sist·ence (pər-sĭs'təns, -zĭs'-)
n.

  1. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed.

  2. Continuance of a part or an organ, rather than having it disappear in an early stage of development.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

persistence
1. A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the program.
2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the screen of a cathode ray tube will remain illuminated after it has been energised by the electron beam. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second.
(1994-11-09)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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