collaborativespecification
nounUK /kəˈlæbərətɪv ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /kəˈlæbəreɪtɪv ˌspesəfəˈkeɪʃən/
A collaborative specification is a plan that people write together so everyone agrees on what to build.
The team wrote a collaborative specification before starting the new playground project.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A shared written description of rules or needs created by several people working as a group.
The engineers and teachers made a collaborative specification for the science fair rules.
3. A document that lists what a product must do, agreed on by everyone involved.
Before building the app, the designers and users created a collaborative specification.
4. A group-made list of details that helps people understand and follow the same plan.
Our class made a collaborative specification for how to take care of the classroom pet.