what it means
A constraint is a limit you have to work inside. Picture a ball tied by four cords to the corners of a box: it can move, it can be thrown, and it is never getting out. That is the shape of the word — not a wall that stops everything, but a boundary that decides what is possible. Money, time, weight and the law are all constraints. Now the part people miss: designers ask for them. A brief with no constraints gives you nowhere to start, while one person, under a minute, on a phone tells you almost everything. And keep it apart from its neighbour: restraint comes from inside you, a constraint is put on you.
Un constraint es un límite dentro del cual tienes que trabajar. Imagina una bola atada por cuatro cuerdas a las esquinas de una caja: puede moverse, puede lanzarse, y no va a salir. No es un muro, es un borde que decide lo posible. El dinero y el tiempo son constraints. Y ojo: el restraint sale de ti, el constraint te lo ponen.
Um constraint é um limite dentro do qual você tem de trabalhar. Imagine uma bola presa por quatro cordas aos cantos de uma caixa: ela se mexe, dá para atirá-la, e não sai. Não é um muro, é uma borda que decide o possível. Dinheiro e tempo são constraints. E cuidado: o restraint vem de dentro; o constraint é posto sobre você.
Un constraint, c'est une limite à l'intérieur de laquelle il faut travailler. Imaginez une balle reliée par quatre cordes aux coins d'une boîte : elle bouge, on peut la lancer, elle ne sortira pas. Pas un mur, mais une bordure qui décide du possible. Le restraint vient de vous, le constraint vous est imposé.
Constraint adalah batas yang harus Anda kerjakan dari dalamnya. Bayangkan bola yang diikat empat tali ke sudut kotak: ia bisa bergerak, bisa dilempar, dan tidak akan keluar. Bukan tembok, melainkan tepi yang menentukan apa yang mungkin. Bedakan dari tetangganya: restraint datang dari dalam, constraint dipasang pada Anda.
Constraint, içinde çalışmak zorunda olduğunuz sınırdır. Dört iple bir kutunun köşelerine bağlanmış bir top düşünün: hareket eder, fırlatılabilir, ama dışarı çıkamaz. Her şeyi durduran bir duvar değil, neyin mümkün olduğunu belirleyen bir sınırdır. Para, zaman ve yasa birer constraint'tir. Komşusuyla karıştırmayın: restraint içinizden gelir, constraint size konur.
constraint は、その中で動かなければならない「限界」です。箱の四隅から四本の紐でつながれたボールを思い浮かべてください。動きます、投げられます、けれど外へは出られません。すべてを止める壁ではなく、可能な範囲を決める境界です。お金も時間も法律も constraint。restraint は自分の内から、constraint は外から課されます。
noun
a limit on what can be done
“Time was the tightest constraint on the whole project.”
noun
the state of being held within limits
“They worked under constraint from the first day.”
verb
constrain — to keep something within limits
“The budget constrained every choice they made.”
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