# Static

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'''Static''' may refer to:
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==Places==
*[Static Nunatak](/source/Static_Nunatak), in Antarctica
*[Static, Kentucky and Tennessee](/source/Static%2C_Kentucky_and_Tennessee), U.S.
*[Static Peak](/source/Static_Peak), a mountain in Wyoming, U.S.
**[Static Peak Divide](/source/Static_Peak_Divide), a mountain pass near the peak

==Science and technology==
===Physics===
*[Static electricity](/source/Static_electricity), a net charge of an object
**[Triboelectric effect](/source/Triboelectric_effect), due to frictional contact between different materials
*[Static spacetime](/source/Static_spacetime), a spacetime having a global, non-vanishing, timelike Killing vector field which is irrotational
*[Statics](/source/Statics), a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium
**[Hydrostatics](/source/Hydrostatics), the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest

===Engineering===
*[Static pressure](/source/Static_pressure), in aircraft instrumentation and fluid dynamics
**[Static port](/source/Static_port), a proprietary sensor used on aircraft to measure static pressure
*[White noise](/source/White_noise) or static noise, a random signal with a flat power spectral density
**[Radio noise](/source/Radio_noise), in radio reception
**[Noise (video)](/source/Noise_(video)), the random black-and-white image produced by televisions attempting to display a weak or incoherent signal

===Computing===
*[Static build](/source/Static_build), a compiled version of a program which has been statically linked against libraries
*Static logic, digital logic which does not use a clock signal; See [Dynamic logic](/source/Dynamic_logic_(digital_electronics))
**[Static core](/source/Static_core), a CPU entirely implemented in static logic
*[Static library](/source/Static_library), or statically-linked library, a set of routines, external functions and variables which are resolved in a caller at compile-time
*[Static method](/source/Static_method), a method of a class that does not need an explicit object reference
*[Static IP](/source/Static_IP), an IP address
*[Static route](/source/Static_route), a network route specified by local configuration, rather than being automatically determined by protocols that automatically assign routes
*[Static random-access memory](/source/Static_random-access_memory), a type of semiconductor memory which retains its contents as long as power is applied
*[Static type checking](/source/Static_type_checking), where type checking is applied at compile-time, not run-time
*[Static variable](/source/Static_variable), a variable whose lifetime is the entire run of the program
**[Static (keyword)](/source/Static_(keyword))
*[Static web page](/source/Static_web_page)
*Static web design, a [web design](/source/web_design) which offers a layout that cannot adapt to viewer needs

==Arts and entertainment==
===Music===
====Artists====
*[Static Major](/source/Static_Major) (1974–2008), an American R&B singer and songwriter, originally known as Static
*[Static-X](/source/Static-X), an American industrial metal band
**[Wayne Static](/source/Wayne_Static) (1965–2014), frontman, vocalist and guitarist of Static-X
*Static, one half of the American music duo [Collide](/source/Collide_(band))
*Static (born 1990), one half of the Israeli music duo [Static & Ben El Tavori](/source/Static_%26_Ben_El_Tavori)
*[DJ Static (disambiguation)](/source/DJ_Static_(disambiguation)), the name of various DJs

====Albums====
*[''Static'' (Bleach album)](/source/Static_(Bleach_album)), 1998, and the title song
*[''Static'' (Cults album)](/source/Static_(Cults_album)), 2013
*[''Static'' (Huntress album)](/source/Static_(Huntress_album)), 2015, and the title song
*[''Static'' (Planet Funk album)](/source/Static_(Planet_Funk_album)), 2006, and the title song
*''Static'', a 2017 album by [Dave Kerzner](/source/Dave_Kerzner)
*''Static'', a 1999 live album by [Mr. Big](/source/Mr._Big_(American_band))
*[Statik (album)](/source/Statik_(album)), an album by Actress

====Songs====
*"Static", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from ''[Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven](/source/Lift_Your_Skinny_Fists_like_Antennas_to_Heaven)'', 2000
*["Static" (James Brown song)](/source/Static_(James_Brown_song)), 1988
*"Static", by Livin Out Loud from the album ''[What About Us](/source/What_About_Us_(Livin_Out_Loud_album))'', 2006
*"Static", by Planet P Project from the album ''[Planet P Project](/source/Planet_P_Project_(album))'', 1983
*"Static", by Sahara Hotnights on ''[What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing](/source/What_If_Leaving_Is_a_Loving_Thing)'', 2007
*["Static" (Sleep Theory song)](/source/Static_(Sleep_Theory_song)), 2025
*["Static" (Steve Lacy song)](/source/Static_(Steve_Lacy_song)), 2022
*"Static Mix, Pt. 1" and "Static Mix, Pt. 2", by Tupac Shakur, from ''[Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991](/source/Beginnings%3A_The_Lost_Tapes_1988%E2%80%931991)''

===Fictional characters===
*[Static character](/source/Static_character), a character who does not undergo significant change during the course of a story
*[Static (DC Comics)](/source/Static_(DC_Comics)), a Milestone and DC Comics superhero
*[Static (Eclipse Comics)](/source/Static_(Eclipse_Comics)), a superhero created by writer-artist Steve Ditko

===Film and television===
*[''Static'' (1985 film)](/source/Static_(1985_film)), an American comedy-drama film
*[''Static'' (2012 film)](/source/Static_(2012_film)), an American horror film
*["Static" (''The Twilight Zone'')](/source/Static_(The_Twilight_Zone)), a 1961 episode of ''The Twilight Zone''

==See also==
*[Static program analysis](/source/Static_program_analysis), a set of methods for analyzing code without running it

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