compliant

adjective

com·pli·ant | \ kəm-ˈplī-ənt

Definition of compliant

1 : ready or disposed to comply : submissive a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press was compliant and eager to please

2 : conforming to requirements compliant software

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Examples of compliant in a Sentence

I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant. The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code. The software is compliant with the latest standards.

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False positives can have costly consequences for users if an app fails to properly de-identify data or is not compliant with federal health-data protection standards, says Dr. Haim. — Laine Higgins, WSJ, "Can Typos Give Insight Into Your Mental Health?," 11 Oct. 2018 Unverified and unaffirmed answers are not compliant and perpetuate delay. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Governor’s office is “stonewalling” lawsuit over Confide use, lawyer tells judge," 6 June 2018 Dylan Scott/Vox Jonathan Resnick, 57, buys Obamacare-compliant coverage off the marketplace. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Single-payer’s big test: can Medicare-for-all win in competitive House districts?," 1 June 2018 The companies encrypt audio on the device, and in between transit to HIPAA-compliant clouds where their algorithms run. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Does Your Doctor Need a Voice Assistant?," 1 May 2018 The new rules mandate that compliant playgrounds need to be accessible via ramps and barrier-free travel routes, include a range of accessible play options, and provide an appropriate surface beneath all accessible equipment. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Why cities need accessible playgrounds," 20 July 2018 Companies were given two years to become compliant before the new regulation took effect. — Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, "Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times block European users due to GDPR," 25 May 2018 At some point, multiple police cars rolled up on the scene, and a compliant Brown was attacked, wrestled to the ground and tased. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "The Sterling Brown Video Has Been Released, and I Have a Few Questions for the Milwaukee Police," 24 May 2018 The new high-security licenses (called compliant DL-ID) will have a little less information printed on them. — Teresa Dixon Murray, cleveland.com, "Giant Eagle's new policy requires swiping drivers licenses for some shoppers: Money Matters," 13 May 2018

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