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

Example Sentences

In the past, periods of extreme concentration have at times persisted for years.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Roughly a quarter of Chicago high-school students missed more than a month of school in the 2023-24 school year, and chronic absenteeism has persisted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Boeing and Airbus, however, have had trouble delivering those planes amid Boeing’s internal woes, Covid, and supply-chain problems that have persisted since the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Throughout the 15-month ceasefire that followed, he spent his time coordinating with repair personnel and civil defense crews to get the village running, even as Israeli strikes persisted across south Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But if she persisted, she’d make him suspicious, and the important thing now was to get into the lab.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Related Words

• continue
• endure
• go on
• linger
• persevere
• prevail
• pursue
• recur
• remain