Requirements
noun
1.
that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory:
One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
2.
an act or instance of requiring.
3.
a need or necessity:
to meet the requirements of daily life.
noun
1.
something demanded or imposed as an obligation: Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university
2.
a thing desired or needed
3.
the act or an instance of requiring
programming
The first stage of software development which defines what the potential users want the system to do. In modern methods these requirements should be testable, and will usually be traceable in later development stages. A common feature of nearly all software is that the requirements change during its lifetime.
See software life-cycle.
(1995-11-11)
see: meet the requirements
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