# What is the exact difference between static tasks/functions and automatic tasks/functions ? please explain with a clear example

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**Created:** [September 9, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/what-is-the-exact-difference-between-static-tasks-functions-and-automatic-tasks-functions-please-explain-with-a-clear-example/31014 "2015-09-09T10:45:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/what-is-the-exact-difference-between-static-tasks-functions-and-automatic-tasks-functions-please-explain-with-a-clear-example/31014/18 "2018-01-09T05:02:29Z")

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_In reply to [tejal vernekar](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/what-is-the-exact-difference-between-static-tasks-functions-and-automatic-tasks-functions-please-explain-with-a-clear-example/31014/17):_

Please re-read the entire thread. The default lifetime for the code you post is static.

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