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specification
[ spes-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of specifying.
- Usually specifications.
- a detailed description or assessment of requirements, dimensions, materials, etc., as of a proposed building, machine, bridge, etc.
- Computers. a detailed description of the hardware installed, including the memory capacity, processor speed, and graphics card model.
- a particular item, aspect, calculation, etc., in such a description.
- something specified, as in a bill of particulars; a specified particular, item, or article.
Synonyms: , ,
- an act of making specific.
- the state of having a specific character.
specification
/ ˌɛɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or an instance of specifying
- (in patent law) a written statement accompanying an application for a patent that describes the nature of an invention
- 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
- an item, detail, etc, specified
Other Word Forms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of specification1
Example Sentences
Practice sessions are notoriously unreliable indicators of form because fuel loads and car specifications are not revealed by the teams and can have a significant impact on lap time.
The new policies, reviewed by The Times on Friday, provide specifications for equipment, including the type of grounding wire to be used and number of bolts required depending on the type of structure.
China has engineers who can meet the high quality specifications on Apple products and the U.S. doesn’t have that great a number of engineers with those same skills, Harwit said.
Licensed architects, engineers and design professionals could “self-certify” building plans and specifications as compliant with objective building code requirements.
It says this would give Jamaican rum better protection against competitors, and lead to more drinkers recognising it as a premium product made to high specifications in a certain geographic location.
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