specification
Pluralspecifications
- 1A clear list of the things a product, material, or service must have or do.
Like a recipe that lists exactly what to use and how to make it.
The builder followed the specification exactly when installing the windows.
Each part must meet the safety specification before it ships.
Similarspec, brief, requirement, standard, blueprint
- 2The act of naming or describing something in an exact way.
Like pointing to exactly which one you want instead of saying 'that thing over there.'
Clear specification of your needs helps the team build the right thing.
The specification of each ingredient made the recipe easy to follow.
Similarstipulation, definition, statement, designation, itemization
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Origin
It came from a Middle French word, which came from the Medieval Latin word "specificatio".