What attributes your computer must have to be able to run or install a program, eg. hard drive space, RAM, processor speed, etc.
The system requirements for this game is 128MB RAM, 400MHz processor, and 1GB of free hard drive space.
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The minimum requirements that your computer must meet in order to run a certian piece of software...

Rephrased: What your computer must have installed in it before it can run this program.
System Requirements: 300Mhz Pentium Processor and 128Mb RAM.
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the computer setup that a certain piece of software will likely run poorly on.
Doom 3 has really high system requirements.
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The type of hardware required by a piece of software.
The system requirements for this product: Windows XP operating system
700 MHz CPU or faster
128 MB or more of RAM
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A listing of several stats that a computer must meet, usually found on the boxes of hardware or software, so the customer may determine whether the product will function correctly. Usually consists of at least CPU speed, amount of RAM, version of operating system, and on games, video card type.
Adobe Reader 6.0.1 system requirements
* Intel® Pentium® processor
* Microsoft® Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* 32MB of RAM (64MB recommended)
* 60MB of available hard-disk space
* Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, 6.0, or 6.1
by MycroftB February 1, 2004
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Minimum computer hardware needed to run a program or additional piece of hardware.
"Can I run Windows XP on my 486?"
"A 486 doesn't meet the system requirements for XP, it's too old"
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