Specification

Noun

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

Related terms

 * species
 * specific
 * specify

Thesaurus
allocation, allowance, analysis, anatomization, assignment, atomization, attribution, boundary condition, bounding, cameo, catalog, cataloging, catch, cession, character, character sketch, characterization, circling-in, circumscribing, circumscription, circumstantiation, clause, concession, condition, consideration, definition, delimitation, delineation, demarcation, denomination, denotation, depiction, describing, description, designation, detail, details, determination, differentiation, disclosure, donnee, encincture, enumeration, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, evocation, exception, exemption, expression, extenuating circumstances, fine print, fingering, fixing, given, grain of salt, grant, graphic account, grounds, hedge, hedging, hint, identification, identifying, image, imagery, impression, inclusion-exclusion, indication, indicativeness, inventory, itemization, itemizing, joker, kicker, limitation, limiting condition, limning, list, listing, manifestation, meaning, mental reservation, modification, naming, obligation, parameter, particularization, photograph, picking out, picture, pinning down, pointing, pointing out, pointing to, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, precision, prerequisite, profile, provision, provisions, proviso, qualification, rendering, rendition, representation, requirement, requisite, reservation, restriction, salvo, saving clause, selection, show, showing, signification, sine qua non, sketch, small print, special case, special treatment, specialness, specifying, stipulation, string, suggestion, symptomaticness, terms, ultimatum, vignette, vivid description, waiver, whereas, word painting

Etymology
From specificationem (accusative of specificatio)

Translations

 * Armenian: հատկորոշում
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 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 仕様
 * Polish: specyfikacja