Specification

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. countable, uncountable

    "The contractor followed the architect’s specifications."

  2. 2
    a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of specifying. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention wordnet
  5. 5
    a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work wordnet
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  1. 6
    naming explicitly wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).

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