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specs

American  
[speks] / spɛks /

plural noun

Informal.

  1. spectacles; eyeglasses.

  2. specifications.

specs British  
/ spɛks /

plural noun

  1. short for spectacles

  2. short for specifications See specification

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Etymology

Origin of specs

First recorded in 1800–10; by shortening

Example Sentences

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The afternoon sun sparked off the square specs riding down his nose.

From Literature

I had low expectations but, after a week of testing, I find it’s far more capable than specs suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal

I had low expectations but, after a week of testing, I find it far more capable than its specs suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal

But no one inside the team had ever laid eyes on the full set of rules and specs that would govern the sport in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

The MacBook Neo costs less because its specs are less impressive than other Apple laptops.

From Barron's

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