(1) The attribute of a program that determines the domain of objects that it can access directly.
(2) One step in the logical sequence of actions that comprises a WebSphere Voice Response application.
(3) A stage in the life cycle of an object that identifies the status of that object.
(4) An object's characteristic that is manifested in its public and private data members, and can be divided into two categories: essential state and non-essential state.
(5) The situation of a conversation from the point of view of one of the participating transactions. The conversation state determines the commands (if any) that a transaction can validly issue. The state of each transaction changes dynamically in the course of a conversation. See also state variable.
(6) A condition or situation during the life of an object during which it satisfies some condition, performs some activity, or waits for some event. See also vertex.
(7) An indication associated with an icon, color, and severity level assigned to a situation at a point in time. A situation can reflect one of the following states: critical, warning, or informational.
(8) In a business state machine, one of several discrete individual stages that are organized in sequence to compose a business transaction.