precondition

ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən

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Definition of precondition - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

requirement

TECH.

condition that must be true before something else can happen

TECH.

A clean surface is a precondition for painting.

condition

prerequisite

requirement

initial state

TECH.

state of something before a process starts

TECH.

The precondition of the machine was thoroughly checked..

baseline

Verb

tr.

general preparationprepare something in advance for a specific purpose

The coach preconditioned the team for the tournament.

arrange

prepare

set up

requirement setup

TECH.

establish conditions that must be met before something happens

TECH.

The contract preconditions payment upon completion of the work..

arrange

prepare

set up

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Origin of precondition

English, pre- (before) + condition (state)

Examples of precondition in a sentence

Completion of training remained a precondition to start work.
A precondition for the experiment was a sterile environment.
The precondition of the software was a clean installation.
The lab technician preconditioned the samples before testing.
They preconditioned the room for the experiment.
The policy preconditions access to the service on verification.

The agreement preconditions funding on meeting the criteria.

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French:condition préalable, préparer, ...
German:Voraussetzung, vorbereiten, ...
Italian:precondizione, precondizionare, ...
Spanish:precondición, preacondicionar, ...
Portuguese:pré-condição, preparar, ...
Chinese:前提条件, 预备, ...
Japanese:前提条件, 準備する, ...
Arabic:شَرْط مُسْبَق, هَيَّأَ, ...
Hebrew:תְּנַאי מוּקְדָּם, לְהָכִין מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предварительное условие, подготавливать, ...
Ukrainian:попередня умова, підготувати, ...
Hindi:पूर्वशर्त, पहले से तैयार करना, ...
Bengali:প্রাকশর্ত, প্রস্তুত করা, ...
Catalan:precondició, preparar, ...
Czech:předpoklad, předem připravit, ...
Danish:forudsætning, forberede, ...
Dutch:voorwaarde, voorbereiden, ...
Greek:προϋπόθεση, προετοιμάζω, ...
Hungarian:előfeltétel, felkészíteni, ...
Khmer:លក្ខខណ្ឌជាមុន, រៀបចំជាមុន, ...
Korean:전제 조건, 사전에 준비시키다, ...
Persian:پیش‌شرط, آماده کرد, ...
Polish:warunek wstępny, przygotować, ...
Portuguese (BR):condição prévia, preparar, ...
Romanian:precondiție, a pregăti, ...
Swedish:förutsättning, förbereda, ...
Thai:เงื่อนไขเบื้องต้น, เตรียมความพร้อม, ...
Turkish:önkoşul, hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:điều kiện tiên quyết, chuẩn bị, ...

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