Állapot

Állapot is a Hungarian noun that denotes the state, condition, or situation of a person, object, system, or circumstance. The word is used to describe how something is at a given moment, including physical form, health, or broader conditions in society or an organization. It appears in everyday speech as well as in technical language.

In everyday language, állapot describes the current condition of tangible things (for example, egy ház állapota means the condition of a house) or the health or mood of a person (valaki állapota). It is also common in phrases like jelenlegi állapot or állapotfelmérés to refer to the present situation or to assess conditions.

In science and engineering, állapot refers to the specific configuration of a system at a given time. In thermodynamics and physics, the állapot of a system is determined by properties such as temperature, pressure, and volume, and transitions between states are called állapotváltozások. In biology and other fields, it can describe the physiological or operational state of a process or organism.

In information technology and computing, állapot is used to describe discrete modes of operation, such as the state of a finite state machine or the status of a running program. It helps track progress, behavior, and responses under different conditions.

In social and political contexts, állapot can describe the condition of a society, economy, or organization, as in gazdasági állapot or állapot a vállalatnál, indicating overall circumstances or performance. The term thus functions across domains to convey the notion of “how things are.”