spe ‧ cial ‧ i ‧ za ‧ tion BrE AmE ( also specialisation British English ) /ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ special , ↑ specialist , SPECIALITY/SPECIALTY , ↑ specialization , ↑ specialism ; adjective : ↑ special , ↑ specialized ; verb : ↑ specialize ; adverb : ↑ specially ]
1 . an activity or subject that you know a lot about
2 . the practice of limiting your interests or activities to one particular subject:
industrial specialization