Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.

Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.

Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders.

That which remains but for a brief time.

Keyword indicating that an instance or class variable is not to be saved when an object is serialized.

(adj.) In the JavaTM look and feel, characteristic of a keyword that indicates that a field is not part of the serialized form of an object. When an object is serialized, the values of its transient fields are not included in the serial representation, while the values of its nontransient fields are included.

A label, applied to an instance variable of a bean, that instructs Java serialization to ignore that variable.

A keyword in the Java programming language that indicates that a field is not part of the serialized form of an object. When an object is serialized, the values of its transient fields are not included in the serial representation, while the values of its non-transient fields are included.