stateful

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Definition of stateful

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adj

(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.”

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adj

(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.”
(not-comparable, obsolete)Full of state; stately.

“[T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […]”

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

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