specifications

n. detailed and precise written requirements of materials and dimensions and quality of work for something that will be manufactured or installed or built; specific written requirements forwarded to a designer or artist or manufacturer; information regarding a software program or hardware device or a program language that describes the features of the product and how it operates (Computers)

n. act of specifying; item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans; detailed written description of an invention submitted in a patent request

A specification is an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. (ASTM definition)
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Noun
1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
(synonym) spec
(hypernym) description, verbal description
(hyponym) computer architecture
(derivation) stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
2. naming explicitly
(hypernym) naming
(derivation) assign, specify, set apart
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 usse of an invention
(hypernym) document, written document, papers
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
(synonym) stipulation
(hypernym) restriction
(derivation) stipulate, qualify, condition, specify

n. specification, act of specifying; item or detail included in a description of requirements or plans; detailed written description of an invention submitted in a patent request; marking (Computers)

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<jargon> (spec) A document describing how some system should work.
(2001-02-06)