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spec

[spek] / spɛk /










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A complication was that McLaren were not running the latest specification of Mercedes power-unit, so can expect an uplift when they switch in Australia to the latest spec.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

She tried sketch writing, late-night TV writing, spec writing, but she quickly learned she didn’t actually want to write sketches or late-night monologues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

I’m also picking away at some spec scripts, because I’d love to write a movie that didn’t start as a book.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

A friend asked if I wanted to write a sitcom spec script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

“I’m only saying,” said Gregory Powell, patiently, as one explaining electronics to an idiot child, “that according to spec, those robots are equipped for asteroid mining without supervision. We’re not supposed to watch them.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov