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Meaning of Transient | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɹan.zi.ənt

Definitions

  1. Something that is transient.
  2. A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
  3. A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
  4. A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
  5. A homeless person.
  6. A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
  7. A homestay.
    Philippines

Equivalents

Български преходен
Dansk midlertidig
Gaeilge díomuan duthain
Galego transitorio
עברית חולף
Bahasa Indonesia transien
한국어 길손
Kurdî mobîl mobîl
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပျံကျ
Polski przejezdny
Português transitório
Türkçe geçici

Examples

“Then, within the space of a few months, there were more transients than there were locals, and the imbalance seemed morally wrong.”
“The overhead in loading transients is a big time-waster.”
“These areas function to single thread supervisor routines that are loaded as needed. The Logical Transient Area (LTA) processes $$B transients.”
“Like with setting and getting transients, WordPress packages a delete_transient() function for deleting a transient from the database.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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