specifications
English meaning: Specifications
Definition
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
Example
“The supplier failed to deliver parts that matched the agreed specifications.”
Another example: “The phone's specifications include a faster processor and a larger battery.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Technical and formal, used in engineering, manufacturing, contracts, and consumer electronics to list precise requirements or features. Plural of 'specification'; often shortened informally to 'specs'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Medieval Latin 'specificatio', from Late Latin 'specificare' (to specify); in the technical sense from the early 19th century.
Synonyms
- requirements
- specs
- criteria
- particulars
Related Words
- interoperability
- specification
- iec
- durability
- iso
- laptop
- xml
- protocols
- dimensions
- processor
Common Collocations
- technical specifications
- meet specifications
- product specifications
- detailed specifications
- design specifications
- to specification
Word Forms
specification (n, sing.); specifications (pl.); specify (v); specified; specifying
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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