State
What condition something is currently in.
Definition
The current condition of a component or system, which determines its appearance and behaviour.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
What condition something is currently in.
Example
A button can be at rest, hovered, focused, pressed, disabled or loading, and each needs specifying.
Local chart
TERM·036 · Region X · Grid C6
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Empty StatesPAT·010 · Pattern
- Loading StatesPAT·011 · Pattern
- Visual StatesFND·053 · UI foundation
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.