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

“Like many of you, we have persisted through the prolonged and ongoing slowdown in commercial, television and film production,” Quixote wrote in a Tuesday note to clients and partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

These animals were part of the multituberculates, a long-lived group that first appeared during the Jurassic Period and persisted for more than 100 million years before eventually going extinct.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

UnitedHealth touted its “strong medical cost management and favorable reserve development” while conceding that people used medical services more frequently, a trend that has persisted since the pandemic ended.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

After a downturn that had persisted for the past three years, executives from trucking firms like Old Dominion and J.B.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“Yes. Can we open a new one?” she persisted.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Related Words

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