Dictionary

specification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
   • The product failed to meet the required safety specifications.
   • The contractor followed the architect’s specifications.
   • Each computer is built to the customer’s exact specification.
2. (countable, uncountable) An act of specifying.

Forms

Deriveds

underspecification · misspecification · respecification · overspecification · nonspecification · specificational · prespecification · despecification · open-specification · subspecification

Relateds

specific · species · specify

Translations (59)

it specificazione (explicit set of requirements) · fr spécification (explicit set of requirements) · hu vizsgakövetelmény (explicit set of requirements) · it capitolato (explicit set of requirements) · it specifica (explicit set of requirements) · is kröfulýsing (explicit set of requirements) · es especificación (explicit set of requirements) · ko 사양 (explicit set of requirements) · nb spesifikasjon (explicit set of requirements) · sk špecifikácia (explicit set of requirements) · fi määrittely (act of specifying) · cmn 規格 /规格 (explicit set of requirements) · fi spesifioiminen (act of specifying) · fr spécification (act of specifying) · cs specifikace (explicit set of requirements) · pt especificação (explicit set of requirements) · uk специфіка́ція (explicit set of requirements) · hy հատկորոշում (explicit set of requirements) · uk уто́чнення (act of specifying) · el προδιαγραφή (explicit set of requirements) · hy մասնագիր (explicit set of requirements) · ja スペック (explicit set of requirements) · mi tautuhinga (act of specifying) · fi spesifiointi (act of specifying) · cmn 規範 /规范 (explicit set of requirements) · be спэцыфіка́цыя (explicit set of requirements) · fi määrittely (explicit set of requirements) · sh специфика́ција (explicit set of requirements) · nl specificatie (explicit set of requirements) · ru специфика́ция (explicit set of requirements) · hu vizsgakövetelmények (explicit set of requirements) · nn spesifikasjon (explicit set of requirements) · ko 스펙 (explicit set of requirements) · sl specifikacija (explicit set of requirements) · ka სპეციფიკაცია (explicit set of requirements) · mk спецификација (explicit set of requirements) · ca especificació (explicit set of requirements) · sv specifikation (explicit set of requirements) · da specifikation (explicit set of requirements) · fa-ira مُشَخَصات (explicit set of requirements) · ja 仕様 (explicit set of requirements) · tr şartname (explicit set of requirements) · sh specifikácija (explicit set of requirements) · tr spesifikasyon (explicit set of requirements) · vi đặc tả (explicit set of requirements) · vi quy cách (explicit set of requirements) · bg специфика́ция (explicit set of requirements) · ru уточне́ние (act of specifying) · id spesifikasi (explicit set of requirements) · ka დაკონკრეტება (act of specifying) · pl specyfikacja (explicit set of requirements) · pl sprecyzowanie (act of specifying) · ca especificació (act of specifying) · el προσδιορισμός (explicit set of requirements) · vi quy phạm (explicit set of requirements) · ar مُوَاصَفَة (explicit set of requirements) · be спецыфіка́цыя (explicit set of requirements) · fi spesifikaatio (explicit set of requirements) · de Spezifikation (explicit set of requirements)