State Glossary

Browse 16 state terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

16 State Terms

AI Session
A bounded interaction or runtime session associated with an AI system, often carrying temporary context, conversation history, tools, or user-specific state....
Component State
The local data a component holds to determine how it behaves or renders at a given moment, such as input values, open/closed status, or in-progress async...
Conflict
A situation in which two changes, operations, or states are incompatible and cannot be combined automatically without deciding which behavior should win....
Convergence
The process of multiple components, replicas, or repeated operations settling toward the same correct or expected state over time. Engineers talk about...
Cookie Storage
A Cookie Storage is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code...
Counter
A variable, metric, or data structure used to track how many times something has happened or how many items exist. Counters appear in loops, rate limiting,...
Current State
The actual present condition of a system, object, workflow, or environment at a given moment. Engineers often compare current state with desired state to...
Cursor
A pointer or token representing a current position within a dataset, result set, or stream so processing can continue from that point. Cursors are common in...
Custom Hook
A Custom Hook is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code easier...
Deploy Hook
A Deploy Hook is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code easier...
Hook
A Hook is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code easier to...
Immutability
The property of data that cannot be changed after creation. Instead of modifying existing values, operations produce new values. Eliminates entire classes of...
Model State
The current state associated with a model or model session, such as loaded weights, cached context, runtime settings, or internal serving condition. The exact...
Mutable
Describing a value or variable whose contents can be changed after creation — the default in most imperative languages but an explicit opt-in (e.g., `mut` in...
Session
A server-side or token-based mechanism for maintaining stateful user context across multiple stateless HTTP requests, typically tracked via cookies or session...
Snapshot Slang
Informal usage of snapshot for a saved moment-in-time copy of data, output, or system state. In engineering slang, snapshots are useful until teams mistake...

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