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start state
subject			fact

start state	changes to a regular state when the system or object starts running
	contains one unlabelled transition pointing out of it
	has definition The state a system or object is in when it starts running
	is a subtopic of 8.2 - State Diagrams
	is represented by start state symbol in a state diagram
	is a kind of state
state	determines the way an object or system behaves in response to any events that occur