Static

{{Wiktionary|static|-static}} '''Static''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Places== *Static Nunatak, in Antarctica *Static, Kentucky and Tennessee, U.S. *Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming, U.S. **Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak

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

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

===Computing=== *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 **Static core, a CPU entirely implemented in static logic *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, a method of a class that does not need an explicit object reference *Static IP, an IP address *Static route, a network route specified by local configuration, rather than being automatically determined by protocols that automatically assign routes *Static random-access memory, a type of semiconductor memory which retains its contents as long as power is applied *Static type checking, where type checking is applied at compile-time, not run-time *Static variable, a variable whose lifetime is the entire run of the program **Static (keyword) *Static web page *Static web design, a web design which offers a layout that cannot adapt to viewer needs

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

====Albums==== *''Static'' (Bleach album), 1998, and the title song *''Static'' (Cults album), 2013 *''Static'' (Huntress album), 2015, and the title song *''Static'' (Planet Funk album), 2006, and the title song *''Static'', a 2017 album by Dave Kerzner *''Static'', a 1999 live album by Mr. Big *Statik (album), an album by Actress

====Songs==== *"Static", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from ''Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven'', 2000 *"Static" (James Brown song), 1988 *"Static", by Livin Out Loud from the album ''What About Us'', 2006 *"Static", by Planet P Project from the album ''Planet P Project'', 1983 *"Static", by Sahara Hotnights on ''What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing'', 2007 *"Static" (Sleep Theory song), 2025 *"Static" (Steve Lacy song), 2022 *"Static Mix, Pt. 1" and "Static Mix, Pt. 2", by Tupac Shakur, from ''Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991''

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

===Film and television=== *''Static'' (1985 film), an American comedy-drama film *''Static'' (2012 film), an American horror film *"Static" (''The Twilight Zone''), a 1961 episode of ''The Twilight Zone''

==See also== *Static program analysis, a set of methods for analyzing code without running it