Definition of SPECIFICATION

specification

Meanings

Plural: specifications

Noun

  • a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
  • naming explicitly
  • (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
  • a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
  • An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
  • An act of specifying.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).

Synonyms

spec, stipulation

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