compelled

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Does this mean that anyone doing safety-critical embedded software should be compelled to formally verify every line of their code?

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Quick take

Driven; forced.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Driven; forced.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for compelled.

adjective

Driven; forced.

Example sentences

Does this mean that anyone doing safety-critical embedded software should be compelled to formally verify every line of their code?

Like, it was so far out of the realm of possibility, that he felt compelled to pull me over.

It was a real quality-of-life issue, and one of the reasons that compelled me to leave.

Note the case law on side of printers, e.g., who need not be compelled to print materials to which they object.

If you do not log the data, you cannot be compelled to turn it over.

There are certainly people who don't really feel compelled to call attention to problems.

Even so, it should be clear that those who believe it would feel compelled to follow that example, as much as they can.

And that value is going to be worth money to someone, even if Facebook is tempted or compelled to turn away from it.

But I see so much misinformation that sometimes I feel compelled to point out where/how the correct information can be found.

They're not going to be compelled by an authenticity play.

Based on my personal experience, avoiding having sweet drinks on a daily basis can help you lose your sweet tooth; and thus be less compelled to consume more of other sweet things.

Yeah honestly the community doesn't come off as sincere or genuine, so I've never felt compelled to participate or even visit the site more than a handful of times.

Quote examples

Since then people would simply not feel compelled to upgrade, instead it is free for a limited period, so people feel compelled and are now complaining about being "forced" to.

It's that we shouldn't have "open" salaries—nobody should be compelled to reveal their salary, particularly in an "anonymous" way.

It's hardly funny or thrilling, the only good thing is the sentence which compelled me to read me, which is: "I was sitting with all those Slytherins complaining about Muggles taking our jobs"

Upon later reflection, I realized that the root of it was that my parents had never made an effort to understand what compelled me to "veg out" in front of that screen as much as possible.