State (computer science)

In computer science and automata theory, the state of a digital logic circuit or computer program is a technical term for all the stored information, at a given instant in time, to which the circuit or program has access.

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Description

The output of a digital circuit or computer program at any time is completely determined by its current inputs and its state.

• Automata theory
• Computer program
• Computer science
• Input/output
• Input (computing)
• Output (computing)

External links

• State (computer science) @ Wikipedia