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requify

'requify' is a term unique to software development. The essence of requification comes into play when you have code written that has already stricken a balance between being both readable and terse, and yet you decide, for some reason, to make it even harder to read by both repeating yourself and being overly verbose.

e.g.

Without requification:
```
def reconcile_data(type:)

# do stuff with data based on its type
end
```
With requification:
```
def reconcile_data_for_this_specific_type

# do stuff with data based on its type
end

def reconcile_data_for_that_specific_type_which_is_this

# do stuff with data based on its type
end

def reconcile_all_the_data_for_different_types_than_the_first_and_second_specific_type

# ^ this is the most optimal level you can hope to achieve via requification
end
```
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system requirements

when a website or anyother computer course explains your computer needs to download a program.
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System Requirements
-Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP-
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The system requirements on this program is too high for my computer to handle.
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rediscovered requirement

n. A requirement that existed when the project began, but was missed/ignored by the people implementing the project and they were later called on it.
My Professor took 10 points off my project for this, but this rediscovered requirement didn't surface until after the project was turned in!
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i require lasagna

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That requires gold to purchase

An item that the shop keeper says if it requires gold to purchase

Arthur: I'll buy this
Shopkepper: that requires gold to purchase that sir
An item that the shop keeper says if it requires gold to purchase

That requires gold to purchase
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That requires gold to purchase

An item that requires gold to purchase
Arthur: can I buy this?
Shopkeeper: That requires gold to purchase
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