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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
   - spec
    
2. Naming explicitly
    
3. (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
    
4. A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
   - stipulation

Derived forms: specifications

See also: specify

Type of: confinement, description, document, naming, papers, restriction, verbal description, written document

Encyclopedia: Specification