requirement documentation

noun
UK /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/
US /rɪˈkwaɪərmənt ˌdɑːkjumɛnˈteɪʃən/

Papers that tell what a project must do.

The team read the requirement documentation before building the new app.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of writing down and organizing what a product must do.

Requirement documentation took two weeks before coding began.

3. A formal record of customer needs used to guide testing.

Testers checked each case against the requirement documentation.

4. Written details that help developers and clients agree on a project.

The contract included requirement documentation as an appendix.