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Requirement vs Recommendation - What's the difference?

requirement | recommendation |

As nouns the difference between requirement and recommendation

is that requirement is a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory while recommendation is an act of recommending.

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

    recommendation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of recommending
  • That which is recommended
  • A commendation or endorsement
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * recommend