specification
Exact technical description
A specification is a detailed description of requirements, dimensions, or standards—what something must be or do.
Engineers write specifications for materials; contracts include specifications for deliverables.
The plural specs is common in casual use: What are the specs on that laptop?
To build something to spec is to follow the specifications exactly.
Preparatory supply or clause
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- termFixed period or word
- conditionState or stipulation
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
section · paragraph · requirement · rider · subclause · codicil · addendum · caveat
Enforceable written agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- outlineSummary of key elements
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- frameworkUnderlying support system
provisions · details · scope · itemization · appendix · amendment · addendum · boilerplate
Correctness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- detailSingle small element
- clarityState of being understandable
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
granularity · thoroughness · meticulousness · definition · refinement · consistency · explicitness · particularity
Necessary conditions for something
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
constraints · dimensions · metrics · benchmarks · validation · verification · conformance · compliance
Purposeful creative planning
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
mechanical · electrical · integration · schematics · CAD · prototype · rendering · fabrication
provision
Preparatory supply or clause
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- termFixed period or word
- conditionState or stipulation
article · section · paragraph · requirement · rider · subclause · codicil · addendum · caveat · exclusion
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- outlineSummary of key elements
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
framework · provisions · details · scope · itemization · appendix · amendment · addendum · boilerplate · datasheet
exactness
Correctness in every detail
rigor · granularity · thoroughness · meticulousness · definition · refinement · consistency · explicitness · particularity
requirements
Necessary conditions for something
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
tolerances · constraints · dimensions · metrics · benchmarks · validation · verification · conformance · compliance · testing
design
Purposeful creative planning
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
software · mechanical · electrical · integration · schematics · CAD · prototype · rendering · fabrication · assembly
drawing
Marks forming a picture
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
plan · elevation · section · scale · grid · drafting · floorplan · cutaway · annotation · legend
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- software developmentcoding, programming, bug, debug, debugging
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
- clarifying languagenamely, in other words, that is, for example, such as
- elaborationclarification, expansion, detail, explanation, amplification
- projectsproject, projects, tasks, milestones, deadlines
specificationvagueness
Absence of precision
ambiguity · imprecision · inexactness · fuzziness · looseness
specificationuncertainty
State of being unsure
indeterminacy · open-endedness · flexibility · fluidity · discretion
specificationgeneralization
Deriving principles from examples
generality · abstraction · broad strokes · universalization · overview
- technical specificationsDocumented product parameters
- product specificationsListed item characteristics
- job specificationsCriteria for employment positions