specification

The description, drawings and claims of a patent application. MPEP 608.01, MPEP 608.01(a), MPEP 2161.

The part of the patent application that precedes the claims and in which the inventor specifies, describes, illustrates, and discloses the invention in detail.

The written description of an invention describing the invention in sufficient detail that another person could duplicate it.

a written description of the invention and the manner and process of making and using the same

-- see MPEP 608.01 for more

A document (or other media) that specifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other characteristics of a system or component, and often, the procedures for determining whether or not these provisions have been satisfied.

1. An essential technical requirement for items, materials, or services, including the procedures to be used to determine whether the requirement has been met. Note: Specifications may also include requirements for preservation, packaging, packing, and marking. 2. An official document intended primarily for supporting procurement, which document clearly and accurately describes the essential technical requirements for items, materials, or services, including the procedures by which it will be determined that the requirements have been met. Note: An example of a Federal specification is FIPS-PUB 159, Detail Specification for 62.5- m Core Diameter/125- m Cladding Diameter Class Ia Multimode Optical Fibers . 3. A document that prescribes, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or characteristics of a system or system component [POSIX.0].