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Spec vs Paragraph - What's the difference?

spec | paragraph |

As nouns the difference between spec and paragraph

is that spec is (colloquial) short form of specification while paragraph is article, paragraph (section of a legal document).

As a verb spec

is to specify, especially in a formal specification document.

spec

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial) short form of specification
  • (colloquial) short form of speculation
  • short form of specialization
  • short form of special
  • (dialect) a special place (for hiding or viewing)
  • (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.

    • Derived terms

    * on spec

    Verb

  • To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
  • * 1999 , George Buehler, The Troller Yacht Book
    • I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants.
  • * 1995 , Fred Moody, I Sing the Body Electronic: A Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier
    • Could they still include the kinds of playful animations Ballinger had specced now that the scenes were more realistic-looking and less whimsical?

    Anagrams

    * * *

    paragraph

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia paragraph) (en noun)
  • A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
  • (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sort text into paragraphs.