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specification |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Specification \Spec`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sp['e]cification, LL specificatio.] 1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. This specification or limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry. --I. Watts. 2. The designation of particulars; particular mention; as the specification of a charge against an officer. 3. A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act as in a charge of official misconduct. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: specification n 1: a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work [syn: {spec}] 2: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement [syn: {stipulation}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: specification(spec) A document describing how some system should work (2001-02-06)
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