specification
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
Noun
- An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
- The contractor followed the architect’s specifications.
- Each computer is built to the customer’s exact specification.
- The product failed to meet the required safety specifications.
- An act of specifying.
Origin
From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).
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despecification misspecification nonspecification open-specification overspecification prespecification respecification specificational subspecification underspecification