Software Requirement Glossary Definition

Term Software Requirement
Definition

A Software Requirement is a documented need, condition, capability, constraint, or quality that software must satisfy.

Context & Usage

Software requirements guide design, implementation, testing, validation, acceptance, traceability, and change control.

Related concepts include Acceptance Criteria, Traceability Matrix and Software Validation.

Categories Technical Writing and Documentation, Knowledge Management and Content Governance, Software Development and Programming