stateful adjective2 •That 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 •(no longer used) Full of state; stately.[T]o haue a generall timerous respect, obserue a man, a statefull scilence in his presence: […] — 1603
