spec
noun
[ spɛk ]
• short for specification (sense 2 of the noun).
• "a camera with a very basic spec"
spec
verb
• give (something) a particular specification; construct to a specified standard.
• "the range allows buyers to spec their truck to their needs"
Origin:
1950s: abbreviation of specification.
on spec
• in the hope of success but without any specific plan or instructions.
• "he built the factory on spec and hoped someone would buy it"
