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The phrase "a specification" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a detailed description or requirement for a product, service, or system.
Example: "The engineer provided a specification for the new software to ensure all features were included."
Alternatives: "a detailed description" or "a set of requirements".
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"An interface is a specification.
This is not something you can set but a specification of the monitor itself.
What you really want is a specification that says "USB socket for software upgrades".
Simple: those extra numbers are a specification, and if there's one thing certain groups of men (it's always men) love above all other things, it's a specification on a list.
"Prior to that we worked extensively with the council and our contractors to draw up a specification of works.
After four years of waiting for anything more meaningful than a specification bump, the new 2016 13in MacBook Pro arrived.
We originally issued a specification that states the standards and methods we wish to be employed for the work.
If you cannot obtain a specification locally, we may be able to help depending on your location.
"This is not a race to write a specification, but to deliver functionality," says Dr Rofheart.
A few weeks ago we sent a specification document to suppliers describing our York paving requirements for the Oaksmere Hotel project.
The report warned of "too many types of equipment being ordered for too large a range of tasks at too high a specification".
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