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From international law, defined as groups of people who have acquired international recognition as an independent country and which have four characteristics: a permanent and large population with a common language; a defined and distinct territory; a sovereign government with effective control; and a capacity to enter into relations with other states. States are the primary subjects of international law. The United Nations is comprised of all the states of the world. ...
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A lighting term, referring to the lanterns (qv) and their dimmer (qv) settings, used in a particular cue. We talk of a "full-up state" when all lanterns are used at full brightenss, or a "red state", when only lanterns with red filters are on. During the plotting of the lighting, the operator may be told to "go back to a state of 2", which means to set the dimmers as they were in cue 2.
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a stratified society more complex than a chiefdom, including political power sanctioned by legitimate force and social integration through concepts of nationality, ideology, or religion; usually defined by territorial boundaries. States societies are typically highly stratified by class and have hierarchies of settlement types.
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Variations within an edition, which are made prior to publication; can include: ?alterations due to stop-press insertions, damaged type, etc. ?the addition of errata leaves, advertisements. ?textual changes affecting page lay-out. ?some special-paper copies. This term applies only in connection with the printed pages, and not variations in bindings. ...
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The value assumed at a given instant by the variable used by the control software to represent the condition of a system, subsystem, or component. Normally it is a finer specification within a given mode.
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