Static 181091 225312855 2008-07-13T01:12:41Z Scwlong 593397 caps {{wiktionarypar|static}} '''Static''' has several meanings: * [[Static electricity]], a net charge of an object ** The [[triboelectric effect]], ''e.g.'' from shoes rubbing carpet * [[White noise]], a random signal with a flat power spectral density ** [[Noise (radio)]], a type of radio interference ** [[Noise (video)]], the snow seen on a TV screen * [[Statics]], a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium ** [[Fluid statics]], the science of fluids at rest * [[Static spacetime]], a spacetime in which the geometry does not change * [[Static character]], a character who does not undergo significant change during the course of a story == In computer science == * [[Static code analysis]] is a set of methods for analyzing code without running it * [[Linker#Dynamic linking|Static linking]], where identifiers are associated with data or sections of code during linking not run-time * Static [[IP address]], an address configured on a device which does not change. * [[Dynamic logic (digital logic)#Static versus dynamic logic|Static logic]], digital logic which does not use a clock signal * [[Static method]], a method of a class that does not need an explicit object reference * [[Static random access memory]], a type of semiconductor memory which retains its contents as long as power is applied * [[Type system#Type checking|Static typing]], where type checking is applied at compile-time not run-time * [[Static variable#Static Variables as Class Variables|Static variables]] may be constants, local function variables, or class variables depending on the context,variables that are common to all objects. == In popular culture and the arts == * "''Static''", a 1988 funk music single by [[Full Force]] and [[James Brown (musician)|James Brown]] * [[Staticicity]] , An English Alternative Rock Band * [[Static-X]], an American industrial metal band ** [[Wayne Static]], co-founder, front-figure, vocalist and guitarist of Static-X * [[Static (bass player)]], bass player in the band Anyone * [[Static (Ditko)]], a superhero created and owned by [[Steve Ditko]] * [[Static (film)]], a 1986 cult movie directed by [[Mark Romanek]] * [[Static (musician)]], Australian drum & bass producer * [[Static (comics)]], a Milestone Comics superhero * [[Static (The Twilight Zone)]], second season episode 20 of The Twilight Zone broadcast on March 10, 1961 * [[Steve "Static" Garrett]], member of R&B group Playa and songwriter for Aaliyah and Ginuwine * [[Static (DJ)]], a [[Denmark|Danish]] DJ and hip hop producer * [[Static ]], a [[U.K.|British]] stencil artist & graffiti writer * [[Eat Static]], UK Alien themed Techno music pioneers formed from former members of UK underground legends [[Ozric Tentacles]] * "Sleep through the static", Jack Johnson (2007) {{disambig}} * [[Static-beats]] ,Dutch Producer Fusion music [[de:Statik]] [[es:Estática]] [[fr:Statique]] [[tr:Statik]]