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Driver vs Requirement - What's the difference?

driver | requirement |

As a proper noun driver

is .

As a noun requirement is

a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.

driver

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
  • A person who drives some other vehicle.
  • (computing) A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
  • (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
  • (nautical) a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.
  • Derived terms

    * back-seat driver * driver-ant * driver-boom * driverless * driverside * driver's license * driver transistor * driver tube * driver valve * driver-yard * in the driver's seat * pile-driver * screwdriver

    See also

    * chauffeur * conductor * pilot * rider ----

    requirement

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.
  • Something asked.
  • (engineering) 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.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "requirement": stringent, complex, reasonable, mandatory, important, financial, medical, educational, physical, chemical * Verbs often used with "requirement": meet, comply with, satisfy, fulfill, impose, waive, abolish, drop, add, remove, fail to meet, ignore, understand, state, specify, increase, reduce, change, modify

    Synonyms

    * (prerequisite) condition, prerequisite, necessity

    Derived terms

    * functional requirement * requirements engineering * requirements analysis