staticstring

noun

UK /ˈstætɪk strɪŋ/

US /ˈstætɪk strɪŋ/

A static string is a piece of text in a computer program that cannot be changed while the program is running.

The programmer stored the welcome message as a static string so it would always stay the same.

SYNONYMS

fixed string constant string immutable string literal string

RELATED WORDS

variable constant literal data type string

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a string literal written directly into the source code.

The greeting "Hello, world!" is a static string in the code.

3. A text value that is fixed at compile time rather than created at runtime.

Because it was a static string, the compiler could store it in read-only memory.

4. A string whose contents are protected from modification by the program.

Trying to edit the static string caused an error because it was read-only.