specification
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ə noun
1.
the act of specifying.
2.
Usually, specifications. a detailed description or assessment of requirements, dimensions, materials, etc., as of a proposed building, machine, bridge, etc.
3.
a particular item, aspect, calculation, etc., in such a description.
5.
an act of making specific.
6.
the state of having a specific character.
Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin specificātiōn- (stem of specificātiō), equivalent to specificāt(us) (past participle of specificāre to mention, describe; see specific, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
1605–15; < Medieval Latin specificātiōn- (stem of specificātiō), equivalent to specificāt(us) (past participle of specificāre to mention, describe; see specific, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·spec·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
pre·spec·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
re·spec·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
su·per·spec·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
Synonyms
4. requirement, condition, qualification.
4. requirement, condition, qualification.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of specifying |
| 2. | (in patent law) a written statement accompanying an application for a patent that describes the nature of an invention |
| 3. | a detailed description of the criteria for the constituents, construction, appearance, performance, etc, of a material, apparatus, etc, or of the standard of workmanship required in its manufacture |
| 4. | an item, detail, etc, specified |
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Word Origin & History
specification
1615, "act of investing with some quality," from M.L. specificationem (nom. specificatio), from L. species "kind, sort" (see species) + -ficus, unstressed comb. form of facere "to make, do." Meaning "technical particular" is attested from 1833; short form spec first attested 1956
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Computing Dictionary
specification definition
jargon(spec) A document describing how some system should work.
(2001-02-06)
Example sentences
The data are exceptionally detailed and considerably better than the mission's specification.
Consult the specification sheet for the solar panels.
The allure of bigger ratios has prompted manufacturers to bake this specification into a full-fledged nonsense soufflé.
Another likely outcome is that the design will underperform the original specification and it might badly underperform.
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