requirement

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English

Etymology

From require +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/, /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/

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

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

Hyponyms

• functional requirement
• quality requirement

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Further reading

• “requirement”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• requirement in Britannica Dictionary
• requirement in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
• requirement in Ozdic collocation dictionary
• requirement in WordReference English Collocations