Category:Specification

Spec`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [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 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.