What is State (disambiguation)?
{{wiktionary|state|}} ''' State''' may mean: ==Political science== * A [[state]] in politics, which is the same as a country or a nation. * A [[city-state]] in politics, which is a city that is an independent nation. * A [[nation state]] in politics, where the people living in a country have the same nationality. * A [[sovereign state]] in politics * A [[U.S. state]], one of the 50 members of the [[United States]]. A U.S. state is like a [[province]], [[prefecture]], or [[district]] in another country. ==Science== * A [[state of matter]] in chemistry. For example, [[solid]], [[liquid]], or [[gas]]. * An [[equation of state]] in thermodynamics. * An [[oxidation state]] in chemistry, referring to the number of electrons added or subtracted from an atom == Computing == * [[State (computer science)]], a unique configuration of information in a program or machine ** [[Program state]], in computer science, a snapshot of the measure of various conditions in the system ** [[State pattern]], in computer science, a behavioral design pattern * [[State (printmaking)]], a unique form of a print, caused by a deliberate change to a matrix * [[State (software)]], animation software for YouTube and social media sites {{disambig}}