- A set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. A specification is often a type of technical standard. There are different types of technical or engineering specifications (specs), and the term is used differently in different technical contexts. They often refer to particular documents or particular information within them. The word “specification” is broadly defined as “to state explicitly or in detail” or “to be specific.” ← Wikipedia
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