Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The specifications, as for a building to be constructed.
- noun Speculation.
- transitive verb To write or supply specifications for.
- adjective Of or relating to specifications.
- adjective Done, constructed, produced, or purchased as a speculation.
- idiom (on spec) On a speculation basis; with no assurance of profit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colloquial abbreviation of
speculation . - noun In natural history, an abbreviation of
specimen : with a plural specs., sometimesspecc . Comparesp .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial short form of
specification - noun colloquial short form of
speculation - noun short form of
specialization - noun short form of
special - noun dialect a special place (for hiding or viewing)
- verb transitive To
specify , especially in a formal specification document.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
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Examples
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= User. find (session [: user_id]) @user. spec | | = Spec. new @spec = @user. spec end We've also created a spec instance variable for use in the hub view.
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Spec. new @spec = @user. spec @user. faq | | = Faq. new @faq = @user. faq end The two-variable definition pattern evident in this action is quite common, and each one can be condensed into one line as follows:
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We've seen before how we can access a spec through a user using an expression such as user. spec; here we see the complementary ability to access a user through a spec with spec. user.id.6 One other aspect of test_edit_success deserves note: The authorize function, which previously lived in the User controller test (Section 6.3.2), has been moved to the test helper so that it can be used by multiple controllers: 5 Recall that assigns looks for an instance variable in the corresponding action, so assigns (: spec) looks for @spec in the action.
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274 Chapter 9: Personal profiles @response = ActionController:: TestResponse. new @user = users (: valid_user) @spec = specs (: valid_spec) end ... def test_edit_success authorize @user post: edit,: spec = >
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For those who don't know what "on spec" means: spec is short for "speculation".
Mania News Feed 2009
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We're taking one of the floors and we're out what we call spec suites, and I think some other companies call as build suites, which is a product that is very attractive in Santa Monica.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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We're taking one of the floors and we're out what we call spec suites, and I think some other companies call as build suites, which is a product that is very attractive in Santa Monica.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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He reminded us that Cannondale had several models of the CAAD9 ranging in spec from Dura-Ace to 105.
Interbike 2010 Tech Gallery – Cannondale goes back to the future with CAAD10 aluminum road frame 2010
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I was working on the thinning space problem, and had the test rig up and operating within spec when that dropped out of thin air onto the counter.
365 tomorrows » Steve Smith : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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I was working on the thinning space problem, and had the test rig up and operating within spec when that dropped out of thin air onto the counter.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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