1. A detailed, officially disclosed description of requirements, standards, or technical details that are made available to the general public or a broad audience
The government released a public specification for the new building codes.
O governo divulgou uma especificação pública para os novos códigos de construção.
2. In technology and software, openly published technical requirements or standards that are not proprietary
The API follows a public specification that any developer can access.
A API segue uma especificação pública que qualquer desenvolvedor pode acessar.