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state
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state	has definition A situation in which a system or object behaves in a specific way in response to any events that occur
	determines the way an object or system behaves in response to any events that occur
	is a subtopic of 8.2 - State Diagrams
	is represented by state symbol in a state diagram
	is a kind of subject

Kinds of state :

• end state (4 facts) - The final state reached by a system or object when it finishes working
• listening (3 facts) - A state in which a server is waiting for clients to connect
• mode (4 facts) - A state in which the UI restricts the affordance
• start state (6 facts) - The state a system or object is in when it starts running
• substate (3 facts) - A state within a state
• user interface state (4 facts) - At any point in time, the information displayed in widgets and the user interface's affordance