noun (n)

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  spec
  

  source: wordnet30
• naming explicitly(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• (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(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  stipulation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits.(noun)

  source: webster1913