written document vs specification

specification vs written document

written document and specification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written document	Yes	No	No	No
specification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, specification is a hyponym of written document; that is, specification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than written document:

written document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
specification: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

Other hyponyms of written document include ballot, brevet, capitulation, certificate, certification, credential, credentials, charter, commercial document, commercial instrument, confession, copyright, right of first publication, enclosure, inclosure, form, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, papyrus, patent, patent of invention, platform, political platform, political program, program, resignation, declaration, resolution, resolve, source, voucher, report, study, written report.

written document (noun)	specification (noun)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)	a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
	a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
	naming explicitly
	(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

Difference between written document and specification

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