stateful

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adjective

That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.

Opposite
stateless
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivestateful (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingThat 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 comparableobsoleteFull 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
stateless

Origin

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

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Translations

German zustandsorientiert
  • zustandsorientiertcomputer: that supports different states
Turkish durumlu
  • durumlucomputer: that supports different states

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tasteful
Cite this entry
APA

stateful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateful

MLA

“stateful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stateful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateful.

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