Using security elements may be a requirement to enter a place or to perform a certain action.
Requirement is the act and consequence of requiring . This verb , which has its etymological origin in the Latin term requirĕre , refers to requesting, requesting, notifying or needing something .
Confusion often arises between this term and requirement ; However, according to a text prepared by the Fundéu ( Urgent Spanish Foundation ), which receives advice from the Royal Spanish Academy to work intensively on the dissemination of the good use of our language, the words requirement and requirement have easy meanings. to distinguish.
Difference between requirement and requirement
Relying in part on the definitions offered by the RAE dictionary, Fundéu points out that a requirement is "a condition or circumstance necessary to fulfill a certain objective or to obtain a certain result"; Requirement , on the other hand, is an action, which is why it is not a list of demands but rather the act of demanding, as expressed in the examples and meanings presented below.
For example: "I ask you to sign this form: it is a requirement of the administrative sector" , "At the request of the prosecution, the witness will give a statement again in the next few hours" , "What is the hardware requirement to be able to install this program?" .
A requirement, therefore, is something that is demanded or demanded of someone . Suppose a football club carries out a trial to add new players to its squad. The leaders establish, as a requirement, that applicants must be 20 years of age or younger and present a medical certificate confirming their good health. This means that those who do not meet this requirement will not be able to participate in the test.
In computing, requirements are the hardware demands of a program to function correctly.
The concept in computing
In the field of computing , a requirement is a requirement that software has in order to function correctly. The Windows 7 operating system, to cite one case, has the following requirements: 1 GHz microprocessor, 16 GB of available space on the hard drive (also known as hard drive ), video card ( graphics card ) with DirectX capability 9c and 1 GB RAM memory. A computer that does not have this basic hardware will not be able to run Windows 7 smoothly.
It is important to note that the use of the term requirement is not entirely correct in this case, since it is not an action , but rather a condition (or list of conditions) for a program to run properly on a device; Therefore, the use of requirement is more appropriate. The reason for this confusion, which is found everywhere on computer and video game sites, is the similarity of requirement with the English term requirements , which is defined in the Cambridge dictionary as "something that you must do or that you need."
Minimum or recommended requirement
The requirements to run a program or game on a computer are usually divided into two groups: the minimum and the recommended . In the case of video games it is easier to understand this differentiation, since by meeting the minimum requirements we can enjoy the story without technical problems such as slowdown, while with the recommended ones we are prepared to experience all the special effects (particle simulation, dynamic lighting, etc.) and also the highest resolution available on our equipment.
It is worth mentioning that most of the time it is possible to run a program with a configuration lower than the minimum requirements, even without negative consequences, since the combinations of components are almost infinite and performance depends largely on the maintenance of the computer by the computer. its owner.
The notion in law
For the law , finally, a requirement is a judicial act that forces us to do or stop doing something.
It can also be a notification that requires someone to express themselves on a matter.