Design and Technology GCSE
Product Specification
What Product Specification means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Product Specification
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A detailed list of criteria that a product must meet to be considered successful and fit for purpose.
A detailed list of criteria that the final product must meet, used as the benchmark for evaluation.
A detailed list of criteria that a product must meet to be successful.
Topics that use Product Specification
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Design (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Evaluate (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Investigate (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Make (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Iterative Design
- Fitness for Purpose
- Qualitative Data
- Quantitative Data
- Realistic Conditions
- Design for Disassembly
- Tolerance
Using Product Specification in the exam
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