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Webster 1913 Edition

(stāt′fụl)

Adj.

Full of state; stately.

[Obs.]

“A stateful silence.”

Marston.

stateful ‎(not comparable)

(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
- 2001, John Mueller, Special edition using SOAP
  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.
(obsolete) Full of state; stately.
- Marston
  A stateful silence.