Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun specification

4 senses of specification

Sense 1
specification, spec -- (a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work)
       => description, verbal description -- (a statement that represents something in words)

Sense 2
specification -- (naming explicitly)
       => naming -- (the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals")

Sense 3
specification -- ((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)
       => document, written document, papers -- (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))

Sense 4
stipulation, specification -- (a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement)
       => restriction, confinement -- (the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area")