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SPECIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("specification" is a kind of...):
confinement; restriction (the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary))
Derivation:
specify (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("specification" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
Synonyms:
spec; specification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("specification" is a kind of...):
description; verbal description (a statement that represents something in words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "specification"):
computer architecture (the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system)
network architecture (specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors)
Derivation:
specify (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Naming explicitly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("specification" is a kind of...):
naming (the verbal act of naming)
Derivation:
specify (select something or someone for a specific purpose)
Context examples:
The organization of information according to preset specifications.
(Format, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the presence of materials, which are not part of the documented device specifications and requirements.
(Foreign Material Present in Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)
It may function in cell polarity, cell fate specification and cancer.
(Frizzled 4, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with any deviations from specifications relating to non-study device or equipment operations.
(Non-Study Device Issue, NCI Thesaurus)
A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities.
(Order, NCI Thesaurus)
This is equivalent to meets requirements or specifications.
(Pass, Food and Drug Administration)
A published specification for storing digital data that is freely distributed and available to be used and implemented by anyone.
(Open Specification Data Format, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication or description of the correlation between a finding or event of interest and a treatment outside the specifications of a study.
(Non-Study Treatment Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the connection of device and/or device components being improper or not in accordance with device specification, requirements and intended uses.
(Misconnection Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
Performing a review of the processes used in developing systems to ensure that products are designed and produced and services are developed to meet or exceed device specifications and customer expectations.
(Device Quality Control Review Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
