Transient (computer programming)

In computer programming, transient is a property of any element in the system that is temporary.

In the Java programming language, transient is a keyword used as a field modifier.

The concept of transient area is part of Mythical Man-Month's discussion on design and the use of main memory.

In the 1980s, MS-DOS reloaded the transient portion of COMMAND.COM between programs or user commands.

If the receiver is not running at the send time, the message will be discarded, because it has not been stored into intermediate buffers.