/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb PASCAL, Attributes, Allocation, STATIC  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The STATIC attribute causes Compaq Pascal  to  create  a  static
  object, which is allocated only once and which exists as long as
  the executable image in which it is allocated remains active.

  See the  "Compaq  Pascal  Language  Reference  Manual"  for  the
  complete description of using the STATIC attribute.