Meanings
nounstate pattern (plural state patterns)
plural state patterns
- artsA behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.
Translations
German Zustand
- Zustandbehavioural design pattern
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APA
state pattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20pattern
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“state pattern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20pattern. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “state pattern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20pattern.
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