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{{short description|A communication protocol in which the receiver must not retain session state from previous requests.}}
A '''stateless protocol''' is a [[communication protocol]] in which the receiver must not retain [[Session (computer science)|session]] state from previous requests. The sender transfers relevant session state to the receiver in such a way that every request can be understood in isolation, that is without [[reference]] to session state from previous requests retained by the receiver.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Fielding |first=Roy |date=2000 |title=Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-
In contrast, a '''stateful protocol''' is a communication protocol in which the receiver may retain session state from previous requests.
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