Persistent storage is any data storage device that retains data after power to that device is shut off. It is also sometimes referred to as non-volatile storage. For the most part, storage persistence ...

(1) Hardware definition: see non-volatile memory. (2) Software definition: instructions and/or data that are retained in memory (RAM) after processing. This usage of the term deals with program ...

In object technology, a persistent object is one that continues to exist after the program that created it has been unloaded. An object's class and current state must be saved for use in subsequent ...