downspec
downspec verb: to reduce the performance of (a product) by giving it inferior specifications.
Verb
downspec (third-person singular simple present downspecs or downspec's, present participle downspecing or downspec'ing or downspeccing, simple past and past participle downspeced or downspec'd or downspec'ed or downspecced)
- To reduce the performance of (a product) by giving it inferior specifications.
- Coordinate term: upspec
- You're right there. Actually the original spec Audi S3 was faster than the top TT (same engine, but better aerodynamics) and the Audi marketing dept made them downspec the S3's engine, because they didn't want a hatchback being faster than the sportscar. Gawd I hate marketing people....2000 January 22, Richard T, “Groups”, in alt.autos.audi (Usenet)
Forms of downspec
| third-person singular present | downspecs |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | downspec's |
| present participle | downspecing |
| present participle | downspec'ing |
| present participle | downspeccing |
| past participle | downspeced |
| past | downspeced |
| past participle | downspec'd |
| past | downspec'd |
| past participle | downspec'ed |
| past | downspec'ed |
| past participle | downspecced |
| past | downspecced |
Origin of downspec
From down- + spec.
Questions about downspec
- What does downspec mean?
- Downspec means to reduce the performance of (a product) by giving it inferior specifications.
- What part of speech is downspec?
- Downspec is a verb.
- What is the past tense of downspec?
- The past tense of downspec is downspeced.
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