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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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Activist investor Irenic Capital Management built a 2.5% stake in Snapchat and urged the company to lay off employees and divest its Specs business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The new AR glasses, known as Specs, will be lighter and more advanced than what was shown in 2024, Snap said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

In 2021, she sold the book to Specs; the proceeds of that sale went to a Chicago urban literacy program, per the letter.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Specs It is now time to reflect on why you’re buying a new laptop.

From The Verge • Mar. 4, 2022

Specs, ladies and gentlemen—fit you with specs that will enable you to penetrate even the darkness of the under-earth.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

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