different between static vs favicon

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) statick

Etymology

Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (statikós), from ?????? (híst?mi, “to make stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?stæt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

static (not comparable)

1. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

   Synonym: stable

   Antonym: dynamic

2. making no progress; stalled, no movement or advancement.
3. Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.

   Synonyms: stable, still

   Antonyms: dynamic, kinetic, mobile, moving
4. (programming) Computed, created or allocated before the program starts running, and usually not changeable at runtime

   Antonyms: dynamic, nonstatic

5. (object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.

Derived terms

• aerostatic
• anti-static, antistatic
• electrostatic
• hydrostatic
• static caravan
• static electricity
• static fire
• static friction
• statical
• staticity

Related terms

• stasis

Translations

Noun

static (countable and uncountable, plural statics)

1. (uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
   • 1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)

     The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.

2. (by extension, uncountable) Interference or obstruction from people.
3. (uncountable) Static electricity.
4. (countable) A static caravan.
5. (uncountable, slang) Verbal abuse.
6. (countable, programming) A static variable.
   • 2000, Dov Bulka, David Mayhew, Efficient C++: Performance Programming Techniques (page 149)

     Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.

Related terms

• statics

Translations

Anagrams

• -tastic, Ticats, attics, cat sit, cat-sit, catsit

Romanian

Etymology

From French statique.

Adjective

static m or n (feminine singular static?, masculine plural statici, feminine and neuter plural statice)

1. static

Declension

English

Etymology

From the original filename used by Internet Explorer, "favicon.ico", an abbreviation of favorite followed by icon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fæv?k?n/

Noun

favicon (plural favicons)

1. (web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.
   • 2000, PC Magazine, Vol. 19, issue 19-20, p. 127,

     The only way to restore a favicon is to delete the link from the Favorites folder and recreate it.

   • 2002, Ejub Kajan, Information technology encyclopedia and acronyms, p. 195,

     A free online favicon editor allows advanced webmasters to create their own favicons and use them during website development or maintenance.

   • 2006, Richard Wagner, Web Design Before & After Makeovers, page 206,

     You, however, can do better by creating your own customized favicon for your Web site — just the thing you need to add that professional touch.

   • 2009, Steve Souders, Even Faster Web Sites, page 158,

     Make sure to create a favicon. Since the browser will request this file anyway, there's no reason to return a 404 Page Not Found error, especially if your 404 handler consumes a database connection or other expensive resources.

   • 2009, Manny Hernandez, Ning for Dummies, page 312,

     Favicons are those cute little icons that appear on your browser's address bar when you visit some sites.

   • 2010, Janet Majure, Teach Yourself Visually WordPress, page 132,

     You can stick with the favicon provided by your Web host.

     Do not worry about pronouncing favicon correctly. There is no definitive pronunciation.

Related terms

• emoticon

Translations

See also

• favicon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

favicon m (plural favicons)

1. (web design) favicon (icon for a website)