Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precondition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precondition \Pre`con*di"tion\, n.
A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precondition
n 1: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
something else [syn: {condition}, {stipulation}]
2: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: {given}, {presumption}]
3: a condition that is a prerequisite
v : put into the required condition beforehand
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