Static
Encyclopedia
Static has several meanings:
- Static electricityStatic electricityStatic electricity refers to the build-up of electric charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge. Static electricity can be contrasted with current electricity, which can be delivered...
, a net charge of an object- The triboelectric effectTriboelectric effectThe triboelectric effect is a type of contact electrification in which certain materials become electrically charged after they come into contact with another different material and are then separated...
, e.g. from shoes rubbing carpet
- The triboelectric effect
- White noiseWhite noiseWhite noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency...
, a random signal with a flat power spectral density- Noise (radio)Noise (radio)In radio reception, noise is the superposition of white noise and other disturbing influences on the signal, caused either by thermal noise and other electronic noise from receiver input circuits or by interference from radiated electromagnetic noise picked up by the receiver's antenna...
, a type of radio interference - Noise (video)Noise (video)Noise, in analog video and television, is a random dot pattern of static displayed when no transmission signal is obtained by the antenna receiver of television set and other display devices...
, the snow seen on a TV screen
- Noise (radio)
- StaticsStaticsStatics is the branch of mechanics concerned with the analysis of loads on physical systems in static equilibrium, that is, in a state where the relative positions of subsystems do not vary over time, or where components and structures are at a constant velocity...
, a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium- Fluid staticsFluid staticsFluid statics is the science of fluids at rest, and is a sub-field within fluid mechanics. The term usually refers to the mathematical treatment of the subject. It embraces the study of the conditions under which fluids are at rest in stable equilibrium...
, the science of fluids at rest
- Fluid statics
- Static pressureStatic pressureIn fluid mechanics the term static pressure has several uses:* In the design and operation of aircraft, static pressure is the air pressure in the aircraft’s static pressure system....
, a concept in aircraft instrumentation and fluid dynamics- Static port, a sensor used on aircraft to measure static pressure
- Static spacetimeStatic spacetimeIn general relativity, a spacetime is said to be static if it admits a global, non-vanishing, timelike Killing vector field K which is irrotational, i.e., whose orthogonal distribution is involutive...
, a spacetime in which the geometry does not change
In computer science
- Static code analysisStatic code analysisStatic program analysis is the analysis of computer software that is performed without actually executing programs built from that software In most cases the analysis is performed on some version of the source code and in the other cases some form of the object code...
, a set of methods for analyzing code without running it - Static IP addressIP addressAn Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
, an address configured on a device which does not change - Static linking, where identifiers are associated with data or sections of code during linking not run-time
- Static logic, digital logic which does not use a clock signal
- Static memory allocationStatic memory allocationStatic memory allocation refers to the process of allocating memory at compile-time before the associated program is executed, unlike dynamic memory allocation or automatic memory allocation where memory is allocated as required at run-time....
, carried out at compile time - Static method, a method of a class that does not need an explicit object reference
- Static random access memoryStatic random access memoryStatic random-access memory is a type of semiconductor memory where the word static indicates that, unlike dynamic RAM , it does not need to be periodically refreshed, as SRAM uses bistable latching circuitry to store each bit...
, a type of semiconductor memory which retains its contents as long as power is applied - Static typing, where type checking is applied at compile-time, not run-time
- Static variables may be constants, local function variables, or class variables depending on the context, variables that are common to all objects
- Static web designWeb designWeb design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
, which offers a layout that cannot adapt to viewer needs
In popular culture and the arts
- "Static", a 1988 funk music single by Full Force and James Brown
- "Static", a 1983 music single by Planet P Project on the album Planet P Project {album)Planet P Project (album)Planet P is an album released in 1983 by the group Planet P Project led by Tony Carey. The cassette and CD editions have two bonus tracks not found on the LP.-Side one:#"Static" – 4:04#"King for a Day" – 3:57#"I Won't Wake Up" – 3:46...
- "Static", a song by 2pac Shakur
- Static, a superhero created and owned by Steve DitkoSteve DitkoStephen J. "Steve" Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange....
- Static-XStatic-XStatic-X is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California. They were formed in 1994. They are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released six albums, their most recent being Cult of Static, which was released on March 17, 2009....
, an American industrial metal band- Wayne StaticWayne StaticWayne Static is an American musician, and the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and programmer for the industrial metal band Static-X. He released his first solo studio album Pighammer on October 4, 2011.- Early life :Static grew up in Shelby, Michigan before moving to Chicago and eventually...
, co-founder, front-figure, vocalist and guitarist of Static-X
- Wayne Static
- Static (film)Static (film)Static is an American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek. Static stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1986 by NFI Productions....
, a 1986 cult movie directed by Mark Romanek - Static (Planet Funk album)
- Static (Mr. Big album)Static (Mr. Big album)Static is an album by hard rock band Mr. Big. It was released in 2000.-Track listing:# Static# Static # Superfantastic # Electrified # Hiding Place # To Be With You...
- Static (Bleach album)Static (Bleach album)Static is the second full-length album by the Christian rock band Bleach. It was released in 1998 under Forefront Records.-Track listing:#"Static" - 3:17#"Super Good Feeling" - 3:18#"Rundown Town" - 4:53#"Land Of The Lost" - 3:16#"Hurricane" - 2:19...
- Static (DC Comics), a Milestone and DC Comics superhero
- "Static" (The Twilight Zone)Static (The Twilight Zone)"Static" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.-Opening narration:As Ed Lindsay retrieves his old radio from the boarding house basement, he says to a boy watching him, "Don't you know what a radio is?". "Sure", says the kid, "but I've never seen one like that ...
, a second-season episode 20 of The Twilight Zone broadcast on March 10, 1961 - Static character, a character who does not undergo significant change during the course of a story
- Static MajorStatic MajorStephen Ellis Garrett also known as Static Major, was a Grammy Award-Winning American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the R&B trio Playa. Static Major gained posthumous fame for appearing on Lil Wayne's 2008 album Tha Carter III on the...
, Steve "Static" Garrett, a member of R&B group Playa and songwriter for Aaliyah and Ginuwine