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spec

How to use spec in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spec.

Editorial note

That discussion led to a change in the spec [3].

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spec.

noun

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

Example sentences

1

That discussion led to a change in the spec [3].

2

Because I posted the spec list of the tablet.

3

It works, but when working outside of the spec you should be aware of it a accept shortcomings.

4

Not picking on Seagate here, they are all similar, but lets look at their Barracuda drive's spec sheet [1].

5

If and when they drop behind again, they'll be back to talking about more qualitative aspects.

6

They also have plugins for phylogenetic trees, plots, species names, gene names and reagents.

7

It's ok if the specs aren't so fancy... a detailed map of what goes on the screen and what everything does is probably fine.

8

Doing specs in small quick chunks, then writing code, is probably the best approach for lean/agile startup teams that don't yet have customer/product fit.

9

Noise is particularly useful on large areas, especially those with gradients.

10

No, it looks to me mass-manufactured to spec by someone or something who doesn't have a say in its design or the ability to individualize it.

11

All without inventing any half baked new language, file format, virtual machines or whatever else, and building on a language spec that's already an ISO standard.

12

SMB has an extension mechanism and SMB 1 has support for Unix extensions for over 15 years - I was the author of the original Unix extensions spec.

13

Now, we have a much more well-specified English language spec that explicitly addresses the challenges of the grammar, with a test suite that does a much better job of covering the corner cases, and much better default implementations.

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Wow, I wasn't expecting my email to Jeff to end up as a front-page blog post!The point here is that Markdown doesn't have a spec, nor do any of its variants to my knowledge, so I was proposing to come up with some Markdown-like language that does have a spec.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spec in a sentence?

That discussion led to a change in the spec [3].

What does spec mean?

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

What part of speech is spec?

spec is commonly used as noun.