Verification condition generator
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A verification condition generator is a sub-component of a program verifier that synthesizes formal verification conditions by analyzing a program's source code using a method based upon Hoare logic. VC generators may require that the source code contains logical annotations such as pre/post-conditions and loop invariants. VC generators are often coupled with SMT solvers in the backend of a program verifier. After a verification condition generator has created the verification conditions they are passed to an automated theorem prover, which is another component of a program verifier.