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


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