specification

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
  2. noun naming explicitly
  3. noun (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

Etymology

From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).

In classic literature

Synonyms

spec

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
description
Narrower (hyponyms)
network architecture, computer architecture

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