nonvolatile.

1. Able to preserve stored data when electrical power is removed.

2. Having little tendency to evaporate under the relevant conditions.

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Words that belong together

• nonvolatile memory
• nonvolatile storage

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Nonvolatile memory preserved the last command after the power failed.

She recovered the coordinates from nonvolatile storage.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable in this technical classification; degree language only if a specific measurable context supports it. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.