ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stateful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stateful is an adjective meaning (computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Full of state; stately.

Example Sentences

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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.

Antonyms for stateful

Common opposites include stateless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include failover, dynamics, dynamic, status, firewall, static.

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