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>>>both "State" (admin_state_up) and "Status² are usually used in Neutron >>>resources... >>>but it seems the meaning of "State" and "Status" are reversed... >>> >>> I am really confused what is the right usage of these words.... >> >>state: the particular condition that someone or something is in at a >> specific time. >> >> example: "the state of the company's finances" >> >> status: the position of affairs at a particular time, especially in >> political or commercial contexts. >> >> example: "an update on the status of the bill" If it helps, ³state² many times is conceptually an attribute closely attached to, or part of an item, while ³status² tends to be an attribute applied by others to the item. State feels more like an absolute, while status feels more contextual, fluid or consensus based. I tend to use the terms thus: A state is what a resource consider itself to be: ³Change the state of this resource to <disabled>² A status is what others conclude about a resource: ³The resource's status is <not responding to requests>² For this discussion, the desired concept seems to be more the precise, ³comp sci state machine² one. The context where the term is used implies (at least to me) an assumption of absoluteness or active control and not simply a passive interpretation of behavior. To me this says ³state² is the right choice :-) -John _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev