requirement

English

Etymology

From require +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/, /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

requirement (plural requirements)

  1. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
    Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
    The requirements of life as we know it include carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, water, and energy.
  2. Something asked.
    Near-synonym: request
  3. (engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
    Near-synonyms: specification, rule
    System requirements not met. Go to Settings to learn more.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Collocations

Adjectives often used with "requirement"
  • stringent, complex, reasonable, minimum, mandatory, important, financial, medical, educational, physical, chemical
Verbs often used with "requirement"
  • meet, comply with, satisfy, fulfill, impose, waive, abolish, drop, add, remove, fail to meet, ignore, understand, state, specify, increase, reduce, change, modify

Translations

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.