Description vs. Specification

Description vs. Specification — Is There a Difference?
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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

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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

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Descriptionnoun

sort or variety;

every description of book was there