specification
Definition of specification
spec`i`fi`ca´tion Pronunciation: spĕs`ĭ`fĭ`kā´shŭn | n. | 1. | The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. | | 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. | | 4. | A detailed listing or description of the required properties of some object proposed to be built or bought; - usually used in the plural; as, the building specifications require that it withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8; the program specifications require an option to change the menus. |
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