specification

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

   The contractor followed the architect’s specifications.

2. 2
   noun

   a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

3. 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

4. 4
   noun

   a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

5. 5
   noun

   naming explicitly

6. 6
   noun

   An act of specifying.

Etymology

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