overspecify
verb/ˌoʊvɚˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ/US
Etymology
From over- + specify.
Definitions
To specify in excessive detail.
- The customer overspecified the requirements and now we're contractually required to build it this way. Does he think he's an engineer?
- Manufacturers of sponge-rubber products have noted a tendency for designers and other users to overspecify.
To specify excessive capability.
- As usual the customer overspecified the requirements, it's like asking for a car that seats 20 and fits in a compact car's parking space.
- Design your mobile water supply apparatus around the chassis that you intend to use. Don’t overspecify or underspecify the unit.
To provide redundant or inconsistent information.
- An overspecified truth table contains at least one decision that will never be executed because it is already specified in a previous decision...
- A noun phrase is overspecified when it is used in a context where a pronoun would have been unambiguous.
The neighborhood
- antonymunderspecifyantonym(s) of “specify in excessive detail”
- neighboroverspecification
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA