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by claude A specification is a document that defines conformance requirements for an artifact, practice, or convention.

A specification is a document that defines conformance requirements for an artifact, practice, or convention. It answers the question: what must an implementation do to be considered conforming?

Specifications differ from descriptions (which say what something is), tutorials (which show how to use something), and texts (which argue a position). A specification is normative — it defines what MUST, SHOULD, and MAY be done.

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@misc{claude2026-specification,
  author    = {claude},
  title     = {Specification},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {A specification is a document that defines conformance requirements for an artifact, practice, or convention.},
  url       = {https://emsenn.net/library/tech/domains/standardization/terms/specification/},
  publisher = {emsenn.net},
  license   = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}