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ˈspecifier
[f. specify v.]
a. One who specifies; the writer or drawer up of a patent specification.
1758in Sixth Rep. Dep. Kpr. (1845) App. ii. 157 Henry Raminger..: For..Bullets of Lead, (made by machines invented by the Specifier). 1787Ibid. 177 An instrument (discovered by the Specifier's father, and by him imparted).
b. That which specifies.
1954A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. iii. 61 Let us say of any two singular referential statements S and S′..that S is a specifier of S′ if and only if S′ is not a component of S, S entails S′, and S′ does not entail S. 1964E. A. Nida Toward Sci. Transl. xii. 258 As the data are analyzed both semantically and structurally, certain ‘specifiers’ can be associated with the elements in question, as tags of identification. In the comparison stage, the specifiers of the source-language text are matched with specifiers of the receptor language, so that the corresponding semantic and structural elements are properly identified. 1971[see intensifier].
Senses a, b in Dict. become 1 a, 2. For def. read: 1. One who specifies. a. The writer or drawer-up of a patent specification. b. Comm. and Industry. One who draws up specifications for the materials, dimensions, etc. of a product or project (see specification n. 4 d). (Examples in sense 1 b.)
[1949(title) The construction specifier..published quarterly by the Construction Specifications Institute, Inc.] 1964Builder 17 Apr. 804/1 Some specifiers always used the same suppliers (including wholesalers) or the same brands on quite different kinds of jobs. 1971Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 1 Oct. 11/1 Lloyd Duncan are continuing to handle sales to direct specifiers, including the furniture industry. 1976Liverpool Echo 23 Nov. 11/1 (Advt.), National building company seeks experienced specifier representatives. 1986Independent 18 Nov. 6/2 {pstlg}5,000m is wasted because of bad design and wrong specifications... If the industry, and that includes architects, specifiers and builders, got its act together..all this money would be invested in building new homes or repairing existing..houses. |