specific request
noun phraseUK /spəˈsɪfɪk rɪˈkwest/
US /spəˈsɪfɪk rɪˈkwɛst/
A specific request is when you ask for one exact thing, not just anything.
The teacher made a specific request for blue crayons, not red ones.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A formal written ask for something exact, like a document or item.
She sent a specific request to the office for her school records.
3. In computing, a precise command asking a system to do one exact task.
The program sends a specific request to the server for the file.
4. A polite but exact ask made to a person in charge.
His specific request was to sit near the window.