(BrE) (AmE specs) a detailed description of sth, especially the design and materials needed to produce sth:
We want the machine manufactured to our own spec.
seealsoSPECIFICATION, SPECS
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on spec (BrE, informal) when you do sth on spec, you are trying to achieve sth without organizing it in advance, but hoping you will be lucky:
I went to the concert on spec-I hadn't reserved a seat. * A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec (= not in reply to an advertisement, but hoping that a job might be available).
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