specifika

Specifika is a term used in several European languages to denote the specific aspects, features, or requirements of a subject. In Swedish and Norwegian, the noun form is found in phrases such as specifika krav (specific requirements) or specifika egenskaper (specific properties). In English-language contexts the term is uncommon, and translators typically render it as specifications or specifics rather than as a direct loanword.

Etymology and linguistic usage develop from the Latin root specificus, through Romance languages, and into Scandinavian languages, where spec- and -ika forms are used to create nouns that refer to particular characteristics. The word is generally employed in technical or formal writing to signal a focus on distinct, defining elements rather than on general traits.

Usage in practice centers on the defined set of characteristics that distinguish a subject, product, or process. Specifika are the criteria, features, or conditions explicitly required or described for a given context, such as engineering specifications, software requirements, or design properties. The term emphasizes precision and separateness from broader, nonessential qualities.

See also: specification, requirement, characteristic, property.