nonvolatile

adjective

non·​vol·​a·​tile ˌnän-ˈvä-lə-tᵊl How to pronounce nonvolatile (audio)
: not volatile: such as
a
: not vaporizing readily
a nonvolatile solvent
b
of a computer memory : retaining data when power is shut off

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The device may contain crash data in nonvolatile memory, and it has been shipped off to its manufacturer to see what, if anything, can be recovered. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025 More work will follow, as the collaboration pushes ahead along three fronts: doing more complex processing, understanding how best to expand the array, and miniaturizing devices with nonvolatile control loops. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025 Given the results and the much greater network performance demands expected from speedier processors, RAM, and nonvolatile storage, Ethernet’s limited performance was a serious problem. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024 That boost is much needed because nonvolatile memories have an inherent level of programming noise. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2021 While the vast majority of terrorist financing is still coming through fiat currency, the move to Tether—which is pegged to the U.S. dollar—reflects illicit actors’ search for nonvolatile assets, according to the Binance investigator. Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 29 June 2023 On its face, this sounds like great news for the crypto industry, large segments of which rely on the stablecoin as a nonvolatile place to park their wealth. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 11 May 2023 At each cross point, a nonvolatile memory cell encodes the weight as conductance. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2021 Tongue-flicks with oscillations meet all the criteria for being adapted to the collection of odorants; simple downward extensions appear better suited for the rapid pick up of nonvolatile chemical stimuli from the substrate or a food item. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonvolatile was in 1844

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“Nonvolatile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvolatile. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

nonvolatile

adjective
non·​vol·​a·​tile
-ˈväl-ət-ᵊl, especially British -ə-ˌtīl
: not volatile
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