Requirements, stories & service design · Core
Empty state
Also called: blank state
ELI5
What a screen shows before it has content.
Used in conversation
“Use the empty state to teach the first action.”
Definition
The interface shown when no content, data or items are available.
Here “Empty state” means: The interface shown when no content, data or items are available.
Pitch context
You will see “Empty state” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16