underspecification

English

Etymology

under- +‎ specification

Noun

underspecification (countable and uncountable, plural underspecifications)

1. Inadequate specification; failure to specify in enough detail.

   The underspecification of the project led to the development of software that was not fit for purpose.

2. (linguistics) A phenomenon in which certain features are omitted in underlying representations.

Translations

linguistics: a phenomenon in which certain features are omitted in underlying representations

• Hungarian: alulszabottság