'Specialization' definitions:

Definition of 'specialization'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose [syn: specialization, specialisation]
noun
The special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism]
noun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: specialization, specialisation, differentiation]

Definition of 'Specialization'

From: GCIDE
  • Specialization \Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n.
  • 1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]