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# specs

noun (specs — plural, informal)

«specs» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Specs is short for «spectacles», meaning glasses that people wear to see better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#m1)
2. (informal) Specs is short for «specifications», a detailed description of how something is made or what it can do, like a computer or phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk, children say «Where are my specs?» or «Grandad's specs». In technology and adult life, people compare the specs of phones, cars or game consoles: memory, screen size, speed. Phrases: «reading specs», «put on your specs», «check the specs», «high specs».

### Examples

- Grandad can't read without his specs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x1)
- I left my specs on the bus! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x2)
- She got new pink specs from the optician. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x3)
- The new tablet has amazing specs: a big screen and lots of memory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x4)
- Before buying, Dad checked the specs of the laptop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x5)
- My specs steamed up when I came in from the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/#x6)

### Note

Always plural and informal: «my specs are», not «my spec is». For glasses, formal word is «spectacles». For technology, «specifications» or «tech specs». A «spec» alone can mean «speculation» («on spec» = without being asked or sure).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «specs» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specs/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«specs» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/specs.html) on Mova free.