Spec
noun
A detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.
The architect went over the spec for the new building.
Often appears as...
- build to spec
- spec sheet
noun
A detailed description of the work to be done.
I need the spec of this project before finalizing the contract.
Often appears as...
- job spec
- project spec
Usage tips
Business
verb
To write a detailed description of how something should be done or made.
The team spec'd out the new software design.
Often appears as...
- spec out a plan
- spec a design
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Pertaining to the specifications or details of something.
This is a spec sheet for the new model.
Often appears as...
- spec sheet
- spec book
noun
A detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.
The architect went over the spec for the new building.
Often appears as...
- build to spec
- spec sheet
noun
A detailed description of the work to be done.
I need the spec of this project before finalizing the contract.
Often appears as...
- job spec
- project spec
Usage tips
Business
verb
To write a detailed description of how something should be done or made.
The team spec'd out the new software design.
Often appears as...
- spec out a plan
- spec a design
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Pertaining to the specifications or details of something.
This is a spec sheet for the new model.
Often appears as...
- spec sheet
- spec book
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Blueprint Equivalent
Think of 'spec' as a blueprint in industries like architecture and manufacturing.
She examined the spec to ensure all measurements were correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Key
'Spec' implies precision and attention to detail, necessary in construction and production.
Ensure the parts are made to spec to avoid malfunctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Concise Detail
'Spec' often conveys comprehensive details in a concise, easy-to-understand format.
Can you send me the spec for that chair?
Pro Tip 1/3Blueprint Equivalent
Think of 'spec' as a blueprint in industries like architecture and manufacturing.
She examined the spec to ensure all measurements were correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Key
'Spec' implies precision and attention to detail, necessary in construction and production.
Ensure the parts are made to spec to avoid malfunctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Concise Detail
'Spec' often conveys comprehensive details in a concise, easy-to-understand format.
Can you send me the spec for that chair?
Pro Tip 1/3Blueprint Equivalent
Think of 'spec' as a blueprint in industries like architecture and manufacturing.
She examined the spec to ensure all measurements were correct.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Key
'Spec' implies precision and attention to detail, necessary in construction and production.
Ensure the parts are made to spec to avoid malfunctions.
Pro Tip 3/3Concise Detail
'Spec' often conveys comprehensive details in a concise, easy-to-understand format.
Can you send me the spec for that chair?
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to see what they think they need oh yeah actually most of those were were kind of specs by the teachers we made some of those for students so they could see their data but you know we have a very tight design loop with the teachers themselves and their lures saying hey you know this is nice but I like that focus graph a lot of student says a lot of the teacher said I have a feeling
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My Life As an Adventure...
dirt bags in one area it was so much fun right we're all more or less unemployed and I was lucky I got an assignment pretty quickly my first assignment up to this point everything I was shooting was on spec which means I would shoot it send it in hope for the best well I got a phone call from climbing magazine and they said we want to do a
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Let's use video to...
to see what they think they need? Oh yeah. Most of those were specs by the teachers. We made some of those for students so they could see their data, but we have a very tight design loop with the teachers themselves. And they're saying, "Hey, this is nice, but --" Like that focus graph, a lot of the teachers said,
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Caring For A Sickly Baby...
really start to think about really back to the world with a hundred specs from a cause so you're getting there and she is a crucial part of that process you're absolutely gorgeous so mattes what is your dream for these macaws so my dream is to release them to bring them back to brazil to give this
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Daniel Raven-Ellison:...
grid's about scale we zoomed in from really big and important to really tiny and really important which brings me on nicely to sort of the next part of this which specs proration and for me exploration is very much the physical manifestation of geography it's
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Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
one mil right specs on this is serious stuff just put your thumb under her chin right okay and then just latch on no that's it now you're in control you see now there you go lovely with my kids dom i was a long time ago but we just used to stuff it in until
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Unleash your inner...
online auctions such as this machine for copying DNA which is in turn allowed you can also now design rooney jeans on your laptop instead of the information to a company and they'll build it to your specs and then mail you the DNA right
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Architects' Inspiration...
of doors which are very difficult to seal against air and water the design specs require the panels to resist rain driven by 75 mile-per-hour winds rubber gaskets and silicone seals provide a first layer of protection any water that
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Finishing Touches PIPE...
the special pride of craftsmanship of every mechanic starting from scratch building until the finish and it's just his own responsibility that this engine is going to perform perfectly and according to all specs
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Secret Service Agent...
though it looks like a sedan it actually is built to do what we needed to do the specs on these rolling bunkers are top-secret but they're said to have armor as thick as a phonebook and weigh
Video examples
Let's use video to...
to see what they think they need oh yeah actually most of those were were kind of specs by the teachers we made some of those for students so they could see their data but you know we have a very tight design loop with the teachers themselves and their lures saying hey you know this is nice but I like that focus graph a lot of student says a lot of the teacher said I have a feeling
Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
dirt bags in one area it was so much fun right we're all more or less unemployed and I was lucky I got an assignment pretty quickly my first assignment up to this point everything I was shooting was on spec which means I would shoot it send it in hope for the best well I got a phone call from climbing magazine and they said we want to do a
Video examples
Let's use video to...
to see what they think they need? Oh yeah. Most of those were specs by the teachers. We made some of those for students so they could see their data, but we have a very tight design loop with the teachers themselves. And they're saying, "Hey, this is nice, but --" Like that focus graph, a lot of the teachers said,
Video examples
Caring For A Sickly Baby...
really start to think about really back to the world with a hundred specs from a cause so you're getting there and she is a crucial part of that process you're absolutely gorgeous so mattes what is your dream for these macaws so my dream is to release them to bring them back to brazil to give this
Video examples
Daniel Raven-Ellison:...
grid's about scale we zoomed in from really big and important to really tiny and really important which brings me on nicely to sort of the next part of this which specs proration and for me exploration is very much the physical manifestation of geography it's
Video examples
Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
one mil right specs on this is serious stuff just put your thumb under her chin right okay and then just latch on no that's it now you're in control you see now there you go lovely with my kids dom i was a long time ago but we just used to stuff it in until
Video examples
Unleash your inner...
online auctions such as this machine for copying DNA which is in turn allowed you can also now design rooney jeans on your laptop instead of the information to a company and they'll build it to your specs and then mail you the DNA right
Video examples
Architects' Inspiration...
of doors which are very difficult to seal against air and water the design specs require the panels to resist rain driven by 75 mile-per-hour winds rubber gaskets and silicone seals provide a first layer of protection any water that
Video examples
Finishing Touches PIPE...
the special pride of craftsmanship of every mechanic starting from scratch building until the finish and it's just his own responsibility that this engine is going to perform perfectly and according to all specs
Video examples
Secret Service Agent...
though it looks like a sedan it actually is built to do what we needed to do the specs on these rolling bunkers are top-secret but they're said to have armor as thick as a phonebook and weigh
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Quote examples
Shane Black
American Actor
No one cares about your ideas. They're not going to come knocking on your door looking for ideas. They're going to want some concrete evidence that you have the potential to serve them or give them value for money. So that's my advice: write your spec scripts, no matter what. They're essential as a calling card, even if they don't get produced.
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Jon Ronson
Welsh Journalist
When I was 20, I wrote a film on spec and sent it to the BBC. They wrote back, 'Usually, when we reject submissions, we like to offer some encouragement, but in your case, we don't see any point in you continuing.' I took it as encouragement anyway, thinking that only people who write terrible things are capable of writing great things.
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Alex Hirschi
Australian Celebrity
Only one per cent of the world actually care about the full-on technical specs of a car. Most people want to know how cool it looks, what gadgets it has, what the buttons do, what it's like to drive and what it sounds like.
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Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
You write a spec, and you pour your heart and soul and life into a spec, and you think that spec is the movie that's going to sell and get made... I've never heard of anybody that happened to.
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Cheo Hodari Coker
American Journalist
It's better to write a pilot rather than write a spec show. In some cases, you have to do both, but more often, writing a pilot and having an original voice is more important.
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Peter Morgan
British Writer
Most of the things I write, I write on spec. And because I write them on spec, there's less interference. Because there's less interference, they tend to be better.
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Robby Gordon
American Driver
NASCAR, there's nothing wrong with it, it's very competitive, but the specs are very tight on tolerances.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
I wrote three stories on spec because I didn't have the patience to convince people I could write.
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Prue Leith
South African Chef
I get more questions about my necklaces and specs than I do about food.
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Mo Rocca
American Writer
I can't be everything to everyone. Send me your specs.
Quote examples
Shane Black
American Actor
No one cares about your ideas. They're not going to come knocking on your door looking for ideas. They're going to want some concrete evidence that you have the potential to serve them or give them value for money. So that's my advice: write your spec scripts, no matter what. They're essential as a calling card, even if they don't get produced.
Quote examples
Jon Ronson
Welsh Journalist
When I was 20, I wrote a film on spec and sent it to the BBC. They wrote back, 'Usually, when we reject submissions, we like to offer some encouragement, but in your case, we don't see any point in you continuing.' I took it as encouragement anyway, thinking that only people who write terrible things are capable of writing great things.
Quote examples
Alex Hirschi
Australian Celebrity
Only one per cent of the world actually care about the full-on technical specs of a car. Most people want to know how cool it looks, what gadgets it has, what the buttons do, what it's like to drive and what it sounds like.
Quote examples
Robert Ben Garant
American Producer
You write a spec, and you pour your heart and soul and life into a spec, and you think that spec is the movie that's going to sell and get made... I've never heard of anybody that happened to.
Quote examples
Cheo Hodari Coker
American Journalist
It's better to write a pilot rather than write a spec show. In some cases, you have to do both, but more often, writing a pilot and having an original voice is more important.
Quote examples
Peter Morgan
British Writer
Most of the things I write, I write on spec. And because I write them on spec, there's less interference. Because there's less interference, they tend to be better.
Quote examples
Robby Gordon
American Driver
NASCAR, there's nothing wrong with it, it's very competitive, but the specs are very tight on tolerances.
Quote examples
Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
I wrote three stories on spec because I didn't have the patience to convince people I could write.
Quote examples
Prue Leith
South African Chef
I get more questions about my necklaces and specs than I do about food.
Quote examples
Mo Rocca
American Writer
I can't be everything to everyone. Send me your specs.
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