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  • noun computing, programming A condition that must be met immediately after execution of some piece of code.

Etymologies

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post- +‎ condition

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Examples

  • 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

  • E, given precondition x, produces postcondition y.

    Planet Haskell 2009

  • 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

  • E, given precondition x, is guaranteed to produce postcondition

    Planet Haskell 2009

  • 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

  • E, given precondition x, produces postcondition y.

    Planet Perl 2009

  • I once did this in a C project using precondition and postcondition macros that basically where

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • VCC extends C with design by contract features, like pre - and postcondition as well as type invariants.

    Network2.tv peli 2009

  • E, given precondition x, is guaranteed to produce postcondition

    Planet Perl 2009

  • 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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