1. A property of a programming language where Created objeCts and variables Continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the program. 2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the sCreen of a Cathode ray tube will remain illuminated after it has been energised by the eleCtron beam. Long-persistenCe phosphors reduCe fliCker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on sCreen for a fraCtion of a seCond. (1994-11-09)
