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specification

[spes-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌspɛs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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CoreWeave looks like “the company that can deliver significant GPU capacity on time and at spec,” he said, referring to specification, which indicates a chip’s task and performance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"We are now waiting to see if we can upgrade our specification and if this helps exploitation somehow," Stella said.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Our example, upfitted with the Launch Package specification, did just that, ripping away from red lights like a spooked tarpon, and me just hanging on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

The rules dictate that power-unit manufacturers must supply to their customers engines of exactly the same specification as those used by the works team.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

We have taken what we already know about superfluid helium and quantum technologies and turned that into an educated design, with the parameters and specifications needed to build one.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

But even keeping that in mind, some would argue that these bots are customizable enough that you could hack and change them anyway to your preferred specifications, like using first-person pronouns.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Cefas Endeavour was a technically challenging ship, with exacting specifications for noise and vibration so that it would not disturb fish during survey work.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Construction company Clayco uses ChatGPT to review contracts and vendor submittals to be sure everything has been delivered at the correct specifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

After finding three that meet her specifications, she lifts the first and blows on it, saying, “Steed, rise and bear us where I command.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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