specification
spes-uh-fuh-KAY-shuhn/ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃən/UKspes-i-fi-KAY-shuhn/ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Pluralspecifications
- 1An explicit set of requirements that a material, product, or service must satisfy.
The engineering team wrote a detailed specification for the new bridge.
Suppliers who ignore the specification risk having their shipments rejected.
Similarspec, brief, requirement, standard, blueprint
- 2The act of stating or identifying something explicitly and in precise detail.
The specification of clear deadlines prevented confusion later in the project.
Her careful specification of the contract terms left no room for misinterpretation.
Similarstipulation, definition, statement, designation, itemization
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Origin
The word comes from Middle French "specification", which in turn derives from Medieval Latin "specificationem", the accusative form of "specificatio".