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noun

persistence

puh-SIHSTNS
noun
1
The quality of continuing to try despite difficulty.
"Her persistence eventually paid off when the company agreed to a refund."
2
In computing, the property of data continuing to exist after a program has stopped running.
"The app uses a database to ensure data persistence between sessions."

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In plain EnglishNot giving up — or, in tech, data that sticks around instead of disappearing.

Common pairings
data persistence persistence pays off

Word Forms

persistences plural

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