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• past tense form of persist.
• past participle of persist.

persisted

American  

[per-sis-tid, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tɪd, -ˈzɪs- /

adjective

1. Computers. (of a record, configuration, value, etc.) written to permanent storage by the scripted process that created it, so that it continues to exist in the same state after the script has finished running.

   Removal of the file results in a loss of all persisted settings at the next server startup.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of persist.

Etymology

Origin of persisted

First recorded in 1995–2000, for the adjective; persist ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; persist ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

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Example Sentences

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persisted

Slavery persisted across a large swath of the US until the end of the Civil War in 1865, and photos of Blacks from that time -- even from free, northern states -- are relatively rare.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Nevertheless, the discovery resolves a major question that has persisted since the connection between BFT and colon tumor formation was established in 2009.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Severe problems persisted through 2023 and 2024, until the center closed and detainees were moved to a new complex, the Detroit News has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

This protection persisted even when the scientists deliberately triggered inflammation to stimulate an immune response.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The angry sparrows persisted with their savage assault.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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