persisted

[ per-sis-tid, -zis- ]

adjective

1. Computers. (of a record, configuration, value, etc.) written to permanent storage by the scripted process that created it, so that it continues to exist in the same state after the script has finished running:

   Removal of the file results in a loss of all persisted settings at the next server startup.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of persist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of persisted¹

First recorded in 1995–2000, for the adjective; persist ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; persist ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Partially-sighted Mrs Helme said she persisted and kept returning to the surgery, which was difficult because she could not drive herself there.

From BBC

If the windy conditions had persisted longer, Lorenzen thinks this year’s blaze could have been even worse.

From Los Angeles Times

Remarkably, they persisted, and did not resign themselves to nihilism or pessimism.

From Salon

If the windy conditions had persisted longer, Lorenzen thinks it could have been much worse.

From Los Angeles Times

“Evidence will expose election corruption,” the Election Integrity Project persisted in alleging in its California newsletter on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• continue
• endure
• go on
• linger
• persevere
• prevail
• pursue
• recur
• remain