What does the "static" in C programming means ?

Answer 1

static variable means It is initialized only once at start of program and retains its value through out different function calls with recent value..
You can assign different values but not initialized again...
Edit:
Janvi Waware
Small edit read again.. If you have doubt regarding this, leave a comment..
(it's not global type variable)

Answer 2

static variables can persist value and there scope can be limited to a .c file or a function in which they are declared. I think static variables very useful.

Answer 3

Gotcha ! Thanks for the help 😊Jayakrishna🇮🇳

Answer 4

Janvi Waware you're welcome..