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Noun: specification  ,spe-su-fi'key-shun
  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

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

Encyclopedia: Specification