adjective
- not easily evaporating at normal temperatures
- retaining data when power is turned off
Usage: chemistry; physics
Usage: computing; technology
Examples
- Water is volatile, but salt is nonvolatile at room temperature.
- The nonvolatile compound remained in the flask after heating.
- Nonvolatile memory stores data permanently on your computer.
- Flash drives use nonvolatile storage to keep files safe.
- The scientist studied nonvolatile organic compounds in the lab.
- Nonvolatile RAM retains information even during power outages.