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spec [ spek ]


noun  (plural specs)
Definition:
 
detailed description: a detailed description of something, especially one that provides somebody with enough information to make that thing ( usually used in the plural )



transitive verb  (past and past participle spec'd or specced, present participle spec'·ing or spec·cing, 3rd person present singular specs)
Definition:
 
write specifications for something: to provide specifications for something

[Late 18th century. Shortening of specification]

on spec 

1. 
without being sure of profit, reward, or success (informal)
 

2. 
U.K. with a chance of achieving something but no certainty of it


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