Using the static keyword on a variable defined within a function is a way of making the variable have the lifetime of a global variable while maintaining the scope of a local variable. In other words, you can only access the variable from within the function, but the variable retains it's values between calls. Like any other global, it can only be accessed during some launch codes. Also like any other global, it loses it's value when the app exits. -- Peter Epstein
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