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end state The final state reached by a system or object when it finishes working  8.2 - State Diagrams end state symbol in a state diagram
listening A state in which a server is waiting for clients to connect  3.4 - The Client-Server Architecture state symbol in a state diagram
modeif a dialog appears saying 'Do you really want to delete a file?' and all the user can do is click 'Cancel' or 'OK', then the system is in a modeA state in which the UI restricts the affordance  7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design state symbol in a state diagram
start state The state a system or object is in when it starts running one unlabelled transition pointing out of it8.2 - State Diagramsa regular state when the system or object starts runningstart state symbol in a state diagram
substate A state within a state  8.2 - State Diagrams state symbol in a state diagram
user interface state At any point in time, the information displayed in widgets and the user interface's affordanceif the user issues a command, or if the system itself notifies the user of some happening, such as the completion of an earlier command or the arrival of a message 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design state symbol in a state diagram

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