nonvolatile

[ non-vol-uh-tl, -til or, especially British, -tahyl ]

adjective

not volatile.
(of computer memory) having the property of retaining data when electrical power fails or is turned off.

Origin of nonvolatile

So far, the biggest success for spintronics has been nonvolatile memory, the sort that prevents data loss in the case of power failure.
Whatever happened to DNA computing? | Lakshmi Chandrasekaran | October 27, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Steam distillation indicated that the product consisted of volatile and nonvolatile constituents.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 | Various
The process of distillation practically removes all nonvolatile foreign matter, mineral as well as organic.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
In this way the salt can be separated from nonvolatile impurities.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
The pharmacy name of an alcoholic solution or extract of a nonvolatile vegetable substance.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry | Maximilian Stern

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