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                        History </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ch02s02.html#d0e298">Completion transitions / anonymous
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                        Conflicting transitions </a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ch02s03.html">State machine glossary</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="What are state machines?"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d0e201"></a>What are state machines?</h2></div></div></div><p>State machines are the description of a thing's lifeline. They describe the
                    different stages of the lifeline, the events influencing it, and what it does
                    when a particular event is detected at a particular stage. They offer the
                    complete specification of the dynamic behavior of the thing.</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="pt01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="ch02s02.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Founding idea&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;Concepts</td></tr></table></div></body></html>