spec·i·fi·ca·tion

[spes-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
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.

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

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


4. requirement, condition, qualification.
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specification (ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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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Example sentences
The restaurant can also be hired for private events, with menus tailored to
  guest specifications.
Otherwise, the rest of the specifications appear not too far-fetched.
If it meets specifications, it will charge up overnight from any standard
  electrical socket.
Plus, he draws out engineers who get bogged down in hardware specifications and
  code constraints during the design process.
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