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spec⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion
[spes-uh-fi-key-shuh
n] 
–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. |
| 4. | something specified, as in a bill of particulars; a specified particular, item, or article. |
| 5. | an act of making specific. |
| 6. | the state of having a specific character. |
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Specification
Spec`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sp['e]cification, LL. specificatio.]1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. This specification or limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry. --I. Watts. 2. The designation of particulars; particular mention; as, the specification of a charge against an officer. 3. A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of official misconduct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: spec·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "spe-s&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a detailed precise presentation of something or of a plan or proposal for something: as a : a written statement containing a description of particulars (as of charges or contract terms) b : a written description of an invention or discovery for which a patent is sought that embodies the manner and process of making and using the invention or discovery and concludes with a claim of that aspect for which the applicant demands credit c : a written description of construction work to be done forming part of the contract —usually used in pl.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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specification jargon
(spec) A document describing how some system should work.
(2001-02-06)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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