Eindstate

Eindstate is a term found primarily in Dutch-language technical and strategic literature. It is a compound of eind and staat, meaning "end" and "state," used to denote the final condition a system, process, or plan is intended to achieve. The standard Dutch equivalent is eindtoestand; variants such as eindstaat may appear in some texts depending on style and author preference.

Usage in engineering and project management: In systems engineering and process design, the eindstate describes the target configuration or performance after a transition or change is completed. It defines acceptance criteria, success metrics, and the conditions for handover from project to operation.

Usage in policy and military contexts: In strategic planning and defense doctrine, the end state refers to political or security outcomes planners aim to realize, such as stability, legitimate governance, or deterrence. When translated into Dutch, eindtoestand is used in similar contexts.

Modeling and measurement: The eindstate is typically specified as a set of measurable conditions, numerical targets, and constraint boundaries. It may be represented in requirements documents, state diagrams, or architectural blueprints and guides design, implementation, and evaluation phases.

See also: End state, Final state, Target state, State machine, Desired state.