design specification

UK: /dɪˈzaɪn ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Definition

Definition of design specification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

detailed document describing how something should be created or built

TECH.

The engineer wrote a design specification for the new bridge project.
The software failed because the team ignored the original design specification.
Clients must approve the design specification before manufacturing begins.

bizarrely

strangely

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Expressions with design

by design

adv.

intentionally planned or created for a purpose

The room was small by design to save space.

by accident or design

adv.

happening either by chance or intentionally

The discovery was made by accident or design.

by accident or by design

adv.

happening unintentionally or intentionally

The discovery was made by accident or by design.

more by accident than design

adv.

happening by chance, not planned

The discovery was more by accident than design.

design by committee

process where too many contributors compromise the quality

The software's features suffered due to design by committee.

design flaw

problem in how something is planned or designed

The bridge collapsed due to a design flaw.

Expressions with specification

formal specification

precise description of system behavior using a strict, often mathematical, notation

The engineers wrote a formal specification before implementing the safety-critical software.

frequency response specification

defines system's output behavior over a range of frequencies

Engineers analyzed the frequency response specification for accuracy.

functional specification

document describing what a system must do for its users

The developers reviewed the functional specification before starting to write any code.

product specification

detailed written description listing features and requirements of a planned or existing product

The engineers updated the product specification before starting mass production.

specification language

formal system of symbols used to describe how something should work

The team used a specification language to model the payment system.

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French:cahier des charges, ...
German:Designspezifikation, ...
Italian:specifica di progettazione, ...
Spanish:especificación de diseño, ...
Portuguese:especificação de projeto, ...
Chinese:设计规范, ...
Japanese:設計仕様書, ...
Arabic:مُواصَفات تَصْميم, ...
Hebrew:מִפְרָט תִּכְנוּן, ...
Russian:проектная спецификация, ...
Ukrainian:проєктна специфікація, ...
Hindi:डिज़ाइन स्पेसिफिकेशन, ...
Bengali:ডিজাইন স্পেসিফিকেশন, ...
Catalan:especificació de disseny, ...
Czech:návrhová specifikace, ...
Danish:designspecifikation, ...
Dutch:ontwerpspecificatie, ...
Greek:προδιαγραφή σχεδίασης, ...
Hungarian:tervezési specifikáció, ...
Khmer:លក្ខណៈបច្ចេកទេសនៃការរចនា, ...
Korean:설계 명세서, ...
Persian:مشخصات طراحی, ...
Polish:specyfikacja projektowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):especificação de projeto, ...
Romanian:specificație de proiectare, ...
Swedish:designspecifikation, ...
Thai:ข้อกำหนดการออกแบบ, ...
Turkish:tasarım şartnamesi, ...
Vietnamese:bản đặc tả thiết kế, ...

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