spec

IPA: spˈɛk

noun

  • A species designated as of conservation concern according to this classification scheme.
  • (colloquial) Clipping of specification. [An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.]
  • (colloquial) Clipping of speculation. [(obsolete) The faculty of sight.]
  • Clipping of specialization. [The act or process of specializing.]
  • Clipping of specialist. [Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.]
  • Clipping of special. [A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.]
  • Clipping of spectrum. [A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes.]
  • (linguistics) Abbreviation of specifier. [A person or thing that specifies.]
  • (linguistics) Clipping of specifier. [A person or thing that specifies.]
  • (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) Clipping of spectacular mark. (a type of catch in Australian rules football). [(Australian rules football) A mark (or catch) that typically involves a player jumping up on the back of another player.]
  • (conservation) Initialism of Species of European Conservation Concern.

verb

  • (transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
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Examples of "spec" in Sentences

  • For those who don't know what "on spec" means: spec is short for "speculation".
  • He reminded us that Cannondale had several models of the CAAD9 ranging in spec from Dura-Ace to 105.
  • I was working on the thinning space problem, and had the test rig up and operating within spec when that dropped out of thin air onto the counter.
  • = User. find (session [: user_id]) @user. spec | | = Spec. new @spec = @user. spec end We've also created a spec instance variable for use in the hub view.
  • We're taking one of the floors and we're out what we call spec suites, and I think some other companies call as build suites, which is a product that is very attractive in Santa Monica.
  • 274 Chapter 9: Personal profiles @response = ActionController:: TestResponse. new @user = users (: valid_user) @spec = specs (: valid_spec) end ... def test_edit_success authorize @user post: edit,: spec = >
  • Spec. new @spec = @user. spec @user. faq | | = Faq. new @faq = @user. faq end The two-variable definition pattern evident in this action is quite common, and each one can be condensed into one line as follows:
  • We've seen before how we can access a spec through a user using an expression such as user. spec; here we see the complementary ability to access a user through a spec with spec. user.id.6 One other aspect of test_edit_success deserves note: The authorize function, which previously lived in the User controller test (Section 6.3.2), has been moved to the test helper so that it can be used by multiple controllers: 5 Recall that assigns looks for an instance variable in the corresponding action, so assigns (: spec) looks for @spec in the action.

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