What does "specifying" mean?

The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.

What is a synonym for "specifying"?

Common synonyms include: artmaking pedagogy, criterion, define, defining, delineating, detail.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly. countable, uncountable

Verb

"A uniform resource locator is a mechanism for specifying names of files."

Etymology 1

From Middle English specifieng, equivalent to specify + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English specifienge, equivalent to specify + -ing.