specification
noun
[ ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.
• "give a full specification of the job advertised"
Similar:
statement,
stating,
naming,
identification,
definition,
defining,
describing,
description,
setting out,
setting down,
framing,
itemizing,
designation,
designating,
detailing,
listing,
spelling out,
enumeration,
enumerating,
particularizing,
cataloguing,
citing,
instancing,
stipulating,
stipulation,
prescribing,
prescription,
commanding,
ordaining,
individuation,
• a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.
• "one of the telescope's mirrors had been manufactured to incorrect specifications"
Similar:
instructions,
stipulations,
requirements,
conditions,
provisions,
restrictions,
provisos,
guidelines,
parameters,
order,
description,
details,
delineation,
Origin:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin specificatio(n- ), from late Latin specificare (see specify).
