Speck vs. Spec — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Speck and Spec
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Speck
Speck is smoked or pickled pork belly. In Germany, speck is pork fat with or without some meat in it.
Spec
In the hope of success but without any specific plan or instructions
He built the factory on spec and hoped someone would buy it
Speck
A small spot, mark, or discoloration.
Spec
Short for specification (sense 2 of the noun)
A camera with a very basic spec
Speck
A tiny amount; a bit
Not a speck of truth in her story.
ADVERTISEMENT
Spec
Give (something) a particular specification; construct to a specified standard
The range allows buyers to spec their truck to their needs
Speck
To mark with specks.
Spec
Specs The specifications, as for a building to be constructed.
Speck
A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
A tiny speck of soot
Spec
Speculation.
Speck
A very small thing; a particle; a whit.
He has not a speck of money.
Not a speck of truth in her story
Spec
To write or supply specifications for.
Speck
A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
Spec
Of or relating to specifications
A manufacturer's spec sheet.
Speck
Fat; lard; fat meat.
Spec
Done, constructed, produced, or purchased as a speculation
A spec job.
A spec house.
Speck
(uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
Spec
(colloquial) specification
The specs don't say anything about this behavior.
Job spec
Speck
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
Spec
(colloquial) speculation
Speck
The fat of the hippopotamus.
Spec
Clipping of specialization
Speck
(transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
Paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture
Spec
Clipping of specialist
Speck
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
Spec
Clipping of special
Speck
A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit.
Spec
Clipping of spectrum
Speck
A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust; he has not a speck of money.
Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.
Spec
(linguistics) specifier
Speck
A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmæa) common in the Eastern United States.
Spec
(linguistics) specifier
Speck
To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture.
Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold.
Spec
A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.
Speck
A very small spot;
The plane was just a speck in the sky
Spec
(transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
Speck
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Spec
A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
Speck
A slight but appreciable addition;
This dish could use a touch of garlic
Speck
Produce specks in or on;
Speck the cloth
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Industry vs. Market
Next Comparison
Delegation vs. Decentralization
