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noun
- 1. an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement: "give a full specification of the job advertised" Similar
- 2. a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something: "one of the telescope's mirrors had been manufactured to incorrect specifications" Similar
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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.
The meaning of SPECIFICATION is the act or process of specifying. How to use specification in a sentence.
a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc.: All products are made exactly to the customer's specifications. A specification has been drawn up for the new military aircraft. a job specification. The cars have been built to a high specification (= a high standard). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A specification is a requirement which is clearly stated, for example about the necessary features in the design of something.
Instead, it is an explicit detail of a design, presenting the exact way something specific must be constructed. For example, blueprints contain the specifications for a building. In the 17th century, the word specification emerged with the meaning of giving something a specific quality.
/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a detailed description of how something is, or should be, designed or made. the technical specifications of the new model (= of car) The house has been built exactly to our specifications. The office was furnished to a high specification. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
SPECIFICATION definition: a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc: . Learn more.
specification meaning, definition, what is specification: a detailed instruction about how a car, ...: Learn more.
A specification is a requirement which is clearly stated, for example about the necessary features in the design of something.
n. 1. the act of specifying. 2. Usu., specifications. a detailed description of requirements, dimensions, materials, etc., as of a proposed building. 3. something specified, as in a bill of particulars. 4. an act of making specific. 5. the state of having a specific character. [1605–15]
