statelessfunction
nounUK /ˈsteɪtləs ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈsteɪtləs ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A stateless function is a little helper that always gives the same answer for the same input and never remembers anything.
The calculator app uses a stateless function to add two numbers every time.
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2. In cloud computing, a stateless function is a small piece of code that runs on demand without keeping data between runs.
The team deployed a stateless function to resize uploaded images.
3. In mathematics, a stateless function maps each input to exactly one output with no stored history.
The doubling function is stateless because 2 always maps to 4.
4. In networking, a stateless function processes each packet independently without tracking connections.
The firewall uses a stateless function to check every packet on its own.