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specification

(in patent law) a written statement accompanying an application for a patent that describes the nature of an invention
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specification

A written document describing in detail the scope of work, materials to be used, method of installation, and quality of workmanship for a parcel of work to be placed under contract; usually utilized in conjunction with working (contract) drawings in building construction.
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specification

(jargon)
(spec) A document describing how some system should work.
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specification

A definition (layout, blueprint, design) of hardware or software. See specs and functional specification.
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Specification

 

a definition and enumeration of the features of an item; a detailed classification of an item.

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MIPI Alliance is offering the solutions to its members and the open source community to encourage widespread adoption of the specifications and motivate the community to share its software development resources.
MIPI Touch is a natural evolution of the Alliance's strong heritage of advancing interface specifications that improve component integration in mobile devices.
After the discipline teams and the specification coordinating group addressed these comments and an editorial review was completed, the FP-14 was published 2 years behind the original schedule.
Another specification to gain approval from the steering board was the MPEG-DASH Profile for Transport of ISO BMFF Based DVB Services over IP based networks.
The EPA has finalized ENERGY STAR specifications for two new certifications.
The specification committee also reviewed HDD related publications by other DOTs and more in addition to the above cited specifications in developing the specifications.
The trial will use the newly published Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) Digital Cinema System Specifications at the highest quality standard of 4K, comparable to a professional 35mm film "answer print" and superior in many ways to traditional film "release prints" typically shown in local cinema theatres.
The specification is also efficient and easier to network and troubleshoot from the IT support side of the table.
If a particular JSSG requirement is outside the scope of a program's needs, it can simply be omitted from the program specification. In an effort to capture the vast reservoir of experience gained from past DoD acquisition programs, each JSSG requirement contains both positive and negative lessons learned that apply to that particular requirement.
Raritan Computer and its OEM business unit, Peppercon AG--which develops embedded KVM-over-IP modules and subsystems for remote server management--were leading partners in the development of the OPMA specification. In addition, Peppercon is delivering an OPMA-compliant KVM-over-IP embedded solution to the OEM server market.
The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has not established specifications for biodiesel used as a neat motor fuel (B100), or for "finished blends." Since there is no specification for B20 itself, B20 and all other biodiesel blends must meet the specification for conventional diesel fuel (ASTM D975) to be legal for sale.
GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, SpecSearch, allows users to search by specification more than 850,000 product families representing 45 million parts from more than 9,500 supplier catalogs.
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