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The Enterprise Security Subsystem Class -- This specification is aimed at drives in data centers and high-volume applications, where typically there is a minimum security configuration at installation.

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  1. noun The act of specifying.
  2. noun A detailed, exact statement of particulars, especially a statement prescribing materials, dimensions, and quality of work for something to be built, installed, or manufactured.
  3. noun A single item or article that has been specified.
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  • The material covered by this specification is a halogenated-hydrocarbon grease. —  Analog May, 1971
  • Second, in many cases, the specification is application - or library-specific. —  MSDN Blogs
  • Alfresco also includes a draft implementation of the proposed Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification, which is currently undergoing OASIS committee stage review. —  Independent Information Technology and business analysis from IT-Director.com
  • Manufacturers that were in a holding pattern a year ago are now churning out devices that conform to the draft 802. 11n specification, which isn't expected to be finalized until December. —  Government Computer News Current Issue
  • Roy van Rijn points out a potential flaw in the upcoming Servlets 3.0 specification, and proposes a different approach. —  TheServerSide.com: News
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  1. = French spécification = Spanish especificacion = Portuguese especificação = Italian specificazione, from Middle Latin specificatio (n-), a specifying, enumeration, from specificare, specify: see specify.
 

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