Specification

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs) associated with an information system.

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Senses

5 more senses beyond the canonical

Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy

A document that specifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other characteristics of a system or component and often the procedures for determining whether these provisions have been satisfied.

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a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

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(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

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a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

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naming explicitly

Classifications

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Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: specstipulation
plural: Specifications
possessive: Specification's
pluralpossessive: Specifications'

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