The arrangement of the cube elements will be defined as the cube state. The random arrangement of the cube elements at the starting point for solving the cube will be referred to as the scrambled state. The arrangement of a solved cube will be usually referred to as the set state but may also be referred to as the solved or unscrambled state. Any arrangement between these extremes will be referred to as a partially unscrambled state.
Refer also to Cube state initialisation.