# specification

Pronunciation: US say "spes-uh-fuh-KAY-shuhn" /ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃən/; UK say "spes-i-fi-KAY-shuhn" /ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. An explicit set of requirements that a material, product, or service must satisfy.
   - Simple: A clear list of the things a product, material, or service must have or do.
   - _The engineering team wrote a detailed specification for the new bridge._
   - _Suppliers who ignore the specification risk having their shipments rejected._
2. The act of stating or identifying something explicitly and in precise detail.
   - Simple: The act of naming or describing something in an exact way.
   - _The specification of clear deadlines prevented confusion later in the project._
   - _Her careful specification of the contract terms left no room for misinterpretation._

## Origin

The word comes from Middle French "specification", which in turn derives from Medieval Latin "specificationem", the accusative form of "specificatio".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/specification (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).