Dictionary

requirement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ (US)
• /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English require Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English requirement From require + -ment.

Meanings

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.
   • The requirements of life as we know it include carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, water, and energy.
   • Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
2. Something asked.
   • Near-synonym: request
3. 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.
   • System requirements not met. Go to Settings to learn more.
   • Near-synonyms: specification, rule

Forms

Deriveds

non-functional requirement · special service requirement · nonrequirement · desirement · working capital requirement · prerequirement · corequirement · requirements analysis · non-quality requirement · requirements engineering · peak vehicle requirement · subrequirement

Hyponyms

quality requirement · functional requirement

Synonyms

condition · prerequisite · request · rule · specification · requisite · necessity · rule

Translations (130)

ar ضَرُورَة (necessity) · sh nȕžnōst (necessity) · hi अनिवार्यता (necessity) · sh ну̏жно̄ст (necessity) · ka მოთხოვნა (necessity) · cmn 要求 (necessity) · nl plicht (necessity) · es exigencia (necessity) · bg ну́жда (necessity) · ka მოთხოვნილება (necessity) · be неабхо́днасьць (necessity) · ro condiție (necessity) · sh pȍtreba (necessity) · bg потре́бност (necessity) · ca exigència (necessity) · fr demande (something asked) · be неабхо́днасць (necessity) · it requisito (necessity) · be патрэ́бнасць (necessity) · uk потре́ба (necessity) · hi आवश्यक (something asked) · nl gevraagde (something asked) · tr gereklilik (necessity) · ja 要求 (necessity) · uz talab (something asked) · fr exigence (necessity) · lv nosacījums (necessity) · nl vereiste (something asked) · hi आवश्यकता (necessity) · hy պահանջմունք (necessity) · pt requisito (necessity) · nb krav (something asked) · ar مَطْلَب (something asked) · mk неопходност (necessity) · ko 요구 (necessity) · es requerimiento (necessity) · cs požadavek (something asked) · uk вимо́га (something asked) · gl requisito (engineering: constraint) · ca menester (necessity) · gl requisito (necessity) · ru нужда́ (necessity) · hy պահանջագիր (necessity) · ru потре́бность (necessity) · pl wymóg (something asked) · sh záhtjev (necessity) · uk доконе́чність (necessity) · sh по̏треба (necessity) · sk podmienka (necessity) · cy angen (necessity) · ota شرط (necessity) · bg изи́скване (something asked) · ga gá (necessity) · bg и́скане (something asked) · lv prasība (necessity) · uk необхі́дність (necessity) · sl nujnost (necessity) · ru необходи́мость (necessity) · ka აუცილებლობა (necessity) · ka საჭიროება (necessity) · be кане́чнасьць (necessity) · sl potreba (necessity) · be патрэ́ба (necessity) · nl voorwaarde (necessity) · vi yêu cầu (necessity) · pt exigência (necessity) · pl potrzeba (necessity) · sh за́хтев (necessity) · nb krav (necessity) · cs potřeba (necessity) · cy gofyn (something asked) · tg зарурат (necessity) · ro cerință (something asked) · hy պետք (necessity) · es requisito (engineering: constraint) · tr talep (something asked) · ka მოთხოვნა (something asked) · da krav (necessity) · mk потреба (necessity) · ar طَلَب (something asked) · sh záhtev (necessity) · de Anforderung (something asked) · sl zahteva (necessity) · hu követelmény (necessity) · pdt Bederfniss (necessity) · ka აუცილებელი პირობა (necessity) · da krav (something asked) · fi vaatimus (something asked) · gl esixencia (necessity) · sk potreba (necessity) · be патрабава́ньне (something asked) · be патрэ́бнасьць (necessity) · es requisito (necessity) · fa-ira ضَرورَت (necessity) · be патрабава́нне (something asked) · cs podmínka (necessity) · mk барање (necessity) · sv krav (necessity) · de Anforderung (engineering: constraint) · ur ضَرُورَت (necessity) · ru тре́бование (something asked) · fr besoin (necessity) · uk вимага́ння (something asked) · lv lūgums (something asked) · sk požiadavka (something asked) · cmn 需求 (necessity) · pt requisito (engineering: constraint) · bg необходи́мост (necessity) · nl vereiste (necessity) · bg изи́скване (necessity) · sh за́хтјев (necessity) · ca requisit (necessity) · hi ज़रूरत (necessity) · ru тре́бование (necessity) · tr zaruret (necessity) · fi vaatimus (necessity) · de Anforderung (necessity) · nl eis (engineering: constraint) · ca requisit (engineering: constraint) · be кане́чнасць (necessity) · pl wymaganie (something asked) · nl voorwaarde (engineering: constraint) · it richiesta (something asked) · pt pedido (something asked) · sv krav (something asked) · it requisito (engineering: constraint) · hu kívánalom (something asked) · fi vaatimus (engineering: constraint) · fr contrainte (engineering: constraint) · fr exigence (engineering: constraint)