Dictionary

spec en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈspɛk/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable) Clipping of special
   alt of special
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable) Clipping of specified
   alt of specified
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable) Clipping of speculative
   alt of speculative

Relateds

spec ops · spec evo

spec en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈspɛk/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of specification.
   alt of specification
   • The specs don't say anything about this behavior.
   • We'll go into more depth with all the specs shortly so anyone less well versed in espresso speak will understand what I'm harping on about, but firstly let's just talk about using the machine. 2025 May 3, Kev, “Rocket Appartamento TCA Review”, in Coffee Blog:
   • job spec
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of speculation.
   alt of speculation
   • This is told in confidence to the servant-man or woman who opens the door—‘be so good as tell the lady as much,’ says the hawker, ‘for really I’m afraid to carry the goods much longer, and I have already sold enough to pay me well enough for my spec—go, there’s a good girl, tell your missus I have splendid goods, and am willing almost to give them away, and if we makes a deal of it, why I don’t mind giving you a handsome present for yourself.’ 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of specialization.
   alt of specialization
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of specialist.
   alt of specialist
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of special.
   alt of special
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of spectrum.
   alt of spectrum
7. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of specifier.
   alt of specifier
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of specifier.
   alt of specifier
9. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, qualifier:Australian rules football) Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football.
   alt of spectacular mark

Forms

Deriveds

spec home · mass spec · spec pack · on spec · speccy · m-spec · mil-spec · acespec · high-spec · a-spec · spec script · arospec

Translations (3)

fi speksi (short form of specification) · ru спец (short form of specialist) · ru спеки (short form of specification)

spec en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈspɛk/

Meanings

1. (transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
   • And if that is my only criticism, then these trains are pretty well 'specced'. These are an out-and-out commuter train - fast, quiet, and well-designed for their role. 2024 January 24, Pip Dunn, “Adventure on a GA Class 720 Aventra”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 53:
   • Could they still include the kinds of playful animations Ballinger had specced now that the scenes were more realistic-looking and less whimsical? 1995, Fred Moody, I Sing the Body Electronic: A Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier:
   • I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants. 1999, George Buehler, The Troller Yacht Book:

Forms

Deriveds

spec up · spec out

Translations (2)

sv speca (to specify) · fi speksata (to specify)