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The present paper is devoted to the initial problem of the nonlinear discrete system \[ x(k+ 1)= \sum^p_{j=1} A_j(k) x(k- h_j)+ f(k, x(k- h_1), x(k- h_2),\dots, x(k- h_p)),\tag{1} \] \[ x(k)= x_0\quad\text{for }k= k_0- h_p,\quad k_0- h_p+ 1,\dots, 0, \] where \(k\) \((\geq k_0)\), \(k_0\). \(h_j\), \(p\) \((\geq 1)\in \mathbb{Z}^+:= \{0,1,2,\dots\}\), \(0= h_1< h_2<\cdots< h_p\), \(x(k)\in \mathbb{R}^n\), \(A_j(k)\in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}\), \(f(k,0,\dots, 0)= 0\) for all \(k\in\mathbb{Z}^+\). In an earlier work of the first author [Constrained control problems of discrete processes, Singapore, World Scientific (1996; Zbl 0917.93002)], it was proved that the particular case of the last initial value problem with \(k_0= 0\) has a solution given by \[ x(k)= P_k x_0+ \sum^{k-1}_{s= 0} G^k_{s+1}f(s, x(s- h_1),\dots, x(s- h_p)), \] where \(P_k\), \(G^k_{s+1}\) are some matrices formulated in terms of \(A_j(k)\), \(j= 1,2,\dots, p\). Sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability of (1) expressed in terms of \(A_j(k)\), \(G^k_{s+1}\) are obtained when the perturbation \(f(\cdot)\) obeys a general Hölder-type condition. The main tool used in the paper is a new discrete Gronwall-type inequality of the form \[ x(k)\leq C+ \sum^{k-1}_{i=0} \sum^p_{j=1} a_j(i) x(i- h_j)^m, \] where \(m\), \(C\) are positive numbers, \(a_j(k)\geq 0\), \(z(k)\geq 0\), \(z(k)\leq C\) for \(k=-h_p,\dots,0\).