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Stateful
adj
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Adjective
- 1 That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state. not-comparable
"CORBA and DCOM are both stateful protocols. A user establishes a connection with the server and that connection remains in place during the entire session."
- 2 Full of state; stately. not-comparable, obsolete
"[T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […]"
Etymology
From state + -ful. In the computing sense it is intended as an opposite for stateless.
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