neverexceed
Neverexceed is a term used to describe a design, policy, or constraint intended to prevent a variable or activity from surpassing a predefined limit. In safety-critical settings, a neverexceed constraint is treated as a hard bound; crossing it can trigger protective actions or shutdowns. It is applied across engineering, software, and operational disciplines to promote predictability and reliability.
In engineering and control systems, neverexceed bounds protect against unsafe states. Examples include maximum vehicle speed,
In software and IT, neverexceed can describe invariants or guard conditions that prevent resources or service
In finance and project management, neverexceed expresses a strict upper bound on spending, exposure, or risk.
The term is informal and not tied to a single international standard. It communicates a general principle
See also: hard limit, guard constraint, safety margin, design limit.