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Constraint — is an element factor or a subsystem that works as a bottleneck. It restricts an entity, project, or system (such as a manufacturing or decision making process) from achieving its potential (or higher level of output) with reference to its goal.… … Wikipedia
Constraint — Con*straint , n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [1913 Webster] Long imprisonment and hard… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constraint — UK US /kənˈstreɪnt/ noun [C] ► something that controls what you can do by keeping you within particular limits: »The constraint of distribution costs remains the severest of all. budget/financial, etc. constraints »This growth in revenue may… … Financial and business terms
constraint — [n1] force a must*, coercion, compulsion, driving, duress, goad, hang up*, impelling, impulsion, monkey*, motive, necessity, no no*, pressure, repression, restraint, spring, spur, suppression, violence; concepts 14,121 constraint [n2] shyness… … New thesaurus
constraint — late 14c., distress, oppression, from O.Fr. constreinte binding, constraint, compulsion (Mod.Fr. contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, pp. of constreindre, from V.L. *constrinctus, from L. constrictus (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
Constraint — Constraint. См. Реакция связи. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
constraint — I (imprisonment) noun act of keeping in, apprehension, arrest, bondage, bonds, bounds, captivity, care, charge, commitment, confinement, containment, control, custodianship, custody, detainment, detention, encincture, enclosure, enthrallment,… … Law dictionary
constraint — compulsion, coercion, duress, restraint, *force, violence Analogous words: suppression, repression (see corresponding verbs at SUPPRESS): impelling or impulsion, driving or drive (see corresponding verbs at MOVE): goad, spur, *motive, spring:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
constraint — ► NOUN 1) a limitation or restriction. 2) stiffness of manner and inhibition … English terms dictionary
constraint — [kən strānt′] n. [ME constreinte < OFr: see CONSTRAIN] 1. a constraining or being constrained; specif., a) confinement or restriction b) compulsion or coercion 2. a) repression of natural feelings or behavior … English World dictionary
Constraint — Mit Constraints (deutsch „Zwangsbedingungen“) werden in diversen Programmiersprachen Bedingungen definiert, die zwingend vom Wert einer Variablen erfüllt werden müssen, damit der Wert ins System übernommen werden kann. In Datenbanksystemen finden … Deutsch Wikipedia
