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Specification vs Earmark - What's the difference?

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Specification is a related term of earmark.


As nouns the difference between specification and earmark

is that specification is specification while earmark is a mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.

As a verb earmark is

to mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.

specification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

    • Related terms

    * species * specific * specify

    earmark

    English

    (wikipedia earmark)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
  • (by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.
    • You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
  • (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
  • A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
  • * Wharton
    • Money is said to have no earmark .
  • * Burrow
    • A set of intellectual ideas have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.

    Coordinate terms

    * (US politics) phonemark

    References

    * http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?earmark

    See also

    * expenditure * porkbarrel