prechart

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Etymology

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pre- +‎ chart

Noun

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prechart (plural precharts)

  1. (computing) Part of a chart that must be traversed with a successful outcome in order for the main chart to have a successful outcome.
    • 2012, David Harel, Rami Marelly, Come, Let’s Play: Scenario-Based Programming Using LSCs and the Play-Engine, page 153:
      A careful examination of the issue of violating an LSC before its prechart completes raises the following question: why not try to violate all precharts as soon as possible, thus minimizing the set of constraints imposed on the execution.