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- Dictionaryspecification/ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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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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.
The meaning of SPECIFICATION is the act or process of specifying. How to use specification in a sentence.
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 specification is a requirement which is clearly stated, for example about the necessary features in the design of something.
SPECIFICATION meaning: 1. a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc.: 2. a detailed description…. Learn more.
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]
/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.
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.
A specification is a requirement which is clearly stated, for example about the necessary features in the design of something.
