persistence
/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: persistences
Sense 1
Meaning · English
The property of being persistent.
Noun
Examples
You've got to admire her persistence. She's asked him out every day for a month even though she keeps turning him down.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.
Noun
Examples
Once written to a disk file, the data has persistence: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “persistence” mean?
The property of being persistent.
Is “persistence” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.