spec
nounUK /spɛk/
US /spɛk/
A short way to say specifications, which are the details of how something is made or what it can do.
The engineer checked the spec to see how big the new part should be.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A chance or possibility, especially in the phrase 'on spec'.
He built the app on spec, hoping a company would buy it.
3. A pair of glasses, short for spectacles.
She put on her specs to read the small print.
4. Short for speculation, as in buying something hoping its value goes up.
He bought the old car as a spec, hoping it would become valuable.