In plain English
This means the environment a program depends on falls below its minimum needs. One or more basic hardware or software conditions are missing or insufficient, so the program cannot be installed or run in that state.
In context
Here, it reports that the current computer, device, operating system, or software environment does not satisfy the minimum conditions the application needs for installation or use.
- Situation
- Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
- What it communicates
- reports that required system conditions are unmet
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not identify which required condition is unmet or how far below the minimum the environment is.
Examples
“The game would not install because the system requirements were not met on the old laptop.”
“After the compatibility check, the launcher reported that system requirements were not met.”