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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Instead, in most analog AI schemes, the weights are stored in one of several types of nonvolatile memory as a conductance value (the resistances above). IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025 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 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

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 8 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

nonvolatile

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