Dictionary

stateful en · ADJ

Etymology

From state + -ful. In the computing sense it is intended as an opposite for stateless.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
   • 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. 2001, John Mueller, Special edition using SOAP:
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Full of state; stately.
   • [T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […] c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act I, scene v:

Antonyms

stateless

Deriveds

statefully · nonstateful · statefulness

Translations (2)

de zustandsorientiert (computer: that supports different states) · tr durumlu (computer: that supports different states)