stateless

adjective

state·​less ˈstāt-ləs How to pronounce stateless (audio)
1
: having no state
2
: lacking the status of a national
a stateless refugee
statelessness noun

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And the other thing is that this exact situation will become less and less common over time because Ireland has changed its residency laws to prevent stateless entities. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Additionally, the stateless nature of serverless functions makes the design challenging in instances where state persistence is a requirement. Kevin MacWan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Perhaps too out-there in its concepts and execution for mainstream crossover, Deshe’s film should pick up steam on the arthouse circuit, offering an unorthodox, often oblique, but emotionally powerful attempt to recreate onscreen the disorientation of the stateless mind. Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 July 2024 Ayşegül Savaş’s novel captures the experiences of a new class of people: those who are stateless by choice. Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stateless 

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateless was in 1858

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“Stateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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