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Definitions for: Specification [n] a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
[n] (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 usse of an invention
[n] a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
[n] naming explicitly
Webster (1913) Definition: Spec`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F. sp['e]cification,
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.
Synonyms: spec, stipulation
See Also: computer architecture, description, document, naming, network architecture, papers, restriction, verbal description, written document
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