requirement
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requirement
- /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ UK
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ US
- /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/ US
noun requirements
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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
Similar: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
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Something asked.
Near-synonym: request
Similar: request
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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
Similar: specification, rule
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prerequisite, necessary, requisite, essential, necessity, demand, must, needs, required, need, needed, credit, precondition, assumption, prescriptive, mandated
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noun necessity
| Español | exigencia, requisito, requerimiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요구 yogu |
| 日本語 | 要求 yōkyū |
| 中文 | 要求 yāoqiú, 需求 xūqiú |
| हिन्दी | आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā, अनिवार्यता anivāryatā, ज़रूरत zarūrat |
| Português | exigência, requisito |
| Français | exigence, besoin |
| Deutsch | Anforderung |
| Italiano | requisito |
| Română | condiție |
| Русский | необходи́мость neobxodímostʹ, тре́бование trébovanije, потре́бность potrébnostʹ, нужда́ nuždá |
| Tiếng Việt | yêu cầu |
| العربية | ضَرُورَة ḍarūra |
noun something asked
| हिन्दी | आवश्यक āvaśyak |
|---|---|
| Português | pedido |
| Français | demande |
| Deutsch | Anforderung |
| Italiano | richiesta |
| Română | cerință |
| Русский | тре́бование trébovanije |
| العربية | مَطْلَب maṭlab, طَلَب ṭalab |
noun engineering: constraint
| Español | requisito |
|---|---|
| Português | requisito |
| Français | contrainte, exigence |
| Deutsch | Anforderung |
| Italiano | requisito |
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title = {requirement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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