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volatile

With regard to computer memory, it means "temporary" and not "highly changeable," which is the usual meaning of the word. See volatile memory.

volatile

1. (of a substance) capable of readily changing from a solid or liquid form to a vapour; having a high vapour pressure and a low boiling point

2. Computing (of a memory) not retaining stored information when the power supply is cut off

3. a volatile substance

volatile [′väl·əd·əl]

(chemistry)

Readily passing off by evaporation.

volatile

Descriptive of a substance which passes off easily as a gas or vapor, evaporating quickly.

1.	(programming)	volatile - volatile variable.
2.	(storage)	volatile - See non-volatile storage.

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