State vs Status: What's the Difference in Programming?

For many years I&rsquo;ve been writing code, but it wasn&rsquo;t until recently that I&#xA;realised I had been using &ldquo;state&rdquo; and &ldquo;status&rdquo; interchangeably. Turns out I&rsquo;m&#xA;not alone. A quick search, reveals countless posts where people ask the same&#xA;question: what&rsquo;s the actual difference between state and status?