n.
1.a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
2.naming explicitly
3.(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and usse of an invention
4.a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Idiom of the Day
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
to better oneself through one's own efforts
The boy pulled himself up by his bootstraps and decided to go back to university.