static location

Meanings

1. 1nouncountabletechnical

   a position or place that stays fixed and does not move or change over time

   Grammar: Countable: a static location, two static locations. Often used after prepositions like at, in, or from.

   Patterns

   • at a static location
   • from a static location
   • remain in a static location

   The camera was set up at a static location to record the whole event.

   In this model, each sensor is assumed to be at a static location.

   The app shows your static location rather than tracking your movement.

2. 2nouncountablecomputingtechnical

   in computing, a fixed address or position in memory or on a map that does not change while a program runs

   Grammar: Countable and technical; usually used in software or data discussions.

   Patterns

   • store data at a static location
   • a static location in memory

   The program saves the settings at a static location in memory.

   A static location is easier to find but harder to update.

   The map marker uses a static location instead of following the user.

Word forms

Common combinations

at a static location

The weather station is at a static location on the mountain.

remain static

The location of the base remained static for many years.

static location data

The company collects static location data from its delivery vans.

Synonyms and how they differ

fixed position

More common in everyday English and means the same thing: a place that does not move.

stationary point

Used in mathematics and physics for a point that does not move; narrower than static location.

Opposites

Word family

static adjective

not moving or changing

location noun

a place or position

locate verb

to find the position of something

Commonly confused: static location or stationary?

Practice

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