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- noun computing, programming A
condition that must be met immediately afterexecution of some piece of code.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We say that the "precondition" for C is that the array be populated with URLs, and the "postcondition" is that the array be in sorted order.
Planet Haskell 2009
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E, given precondition x, produces postcondition y.
Planet Haskell 2009
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We say that the "precondition" for C is that the array be populated with URLs, and the "postcondition" is that the array be in sorted order.
Planet Perl 2009
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E, given precondition x, is guaranteed to produce postcondition
Planet Haskell 2009
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Having proved (or convinced yourself) that C will produce the postcondition "array contains sorted list of URLs", you are in an excellent position to prove (or convince yourself) that block
Planet Perl 2009
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E, given precondition x, produces postcondition y.
Planet Perl 2009
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I once did this in a C project using precondition and postcondition macros that basically where
MSDN Blogs 2009
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VCC extends C with design by contract features, like pre - and postcondition as well as type invariants.
Network2.tv peli 2009
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E, given precondition x, is guaranteed to produce postcondition
Planet Perl 2009
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C begins-then the postcondition will hold too-that is, the array will be in sorted order when
Planet Perl 2009
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