static methods\varibles

[LaLaLaBaBaBaRaRaRa]

Hi guys,
Can someone explain me what are static varibles and methods? I didn't get it during my lecture.
Cheers.

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[JLBorges]

Read "Chapter 8: Static Data And Functions" of the Groningen C++ Annotations
http://cppannotations.sourceforge.net/annotations/html/

There are also several other tutorials (of varying quality) on the web.