Description vs. Specification

Difference Between Description and Specification
Descriptionnoun
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Specificationnoun
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
Descriptionnoun
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
Specificationnoun
An act of specifying.
Descriptionnoun
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.Specificationnoun
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
Descriptionnoun
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.Specificationnoun
naming explicitly
Descriptionnoun
a statement that represents something in words
Specificationnoun
(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 usse of an invention
Descriptionnoun
the act of describing something
Specificationnoun
a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Descriptionnoun
sort or variety;
every description of book was there