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Webster 1913 Edition
specification
specˊi-fi-ca′tion
(spĕsˊĭ-fĭ-kā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
spécification
, 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 officer3.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Specification
SPECIFICA'TION
, n.1.
The act of determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. The specification of limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry.2.
The act of specifying; designation of particulars; particular mention; as the specification of a charge against a military or naval officer.3.
Article or thing specified.