SPECIFICATION

stipulation, specification

(noun) a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

specification

(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

specification, spec

(noun) a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

specification

(noun) naming explicitly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

specification (countable and uncountable, plural specifications)

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

An act of specifying.

Source: Wiktionary

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Spec`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. spécification, LL. specificatio.]

1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. This specification or limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry. I. Watts.

2. The designation of particulars; particular mention; as, the specification of a charge against an officer.

3. A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of official misconduct.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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