Compare with state for clarification. These are the small triangles that are positioned beneath most states on the RAD canvas. They represent the direction which the dialogue will take upon exiting the state. Often, the output port can be configured by double-clicking on it. A state is a specific location in the flow of a RAD application.
All states are an instance of an object, but for clarity they can be named differently.
In the documentation, references to a state refer to a specific item on the canvas, whereas an object refers generally to all states of a certain type. Compare with object for clarification.