Glossary coding Term Page

Storage Duration

How long the value stays in memory

storage-duration #coding#c

Related Concepts

Automatic Storage Static Storage Scope

Core Idea

Storage Duration is How long the value stays in memory. It usually makes the most sense alongside Automatic Storage, Static Storage, Scope.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across c posts as shared vocabulary.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[C Series 16] Reading Variable Lifetimes through Storage Duration and Scope Differentiate the storage duration and scope of automatic, static, and global variables, and practice steering their lifetimes with the `static` and `extern` keywords.[C 시리즈 16편] 저장 기간과 스코프로 변수 수명 읽기 자동 변수, 정적 변수, 전역 변수의 저장 기간과 스코프를 구분하고 `static`, `extern` 키워드로 수명을 조절하는 방법을 정리합니다.