At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time.

(computing) Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved

Alternative form of state of the art

Alternative form of state of the art

A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.

(US politics) A swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party; a state that is equally like to vote for the Democratic or Republican Party in general; a state that behaves as a red state in some given elections and a blue state in other given elections.

A region in northern Israel containing Galilee, and Tiberias.

(computing theory) Ellipsis of finite-state machine.. / (Marxism) The state machinery; state apparatus.

The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.