The difference between Generic and Specific

When used as nouns, generic means a product sold under a generic name, whereas specific means a distinguishing attribute or quality.

When used as adjectives, generic means very comprehensive, whereas specific means explicit or definite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Generic and Specific

Generic as an adjective:

Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
Generic as an adjective:

Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
Generic as an adjective (of a product or drug):

Not having a brand name.
Generic as an adjective (biology, not comparable):

Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.
Generic as an adjective:

Relating to gender.
Generic as an adjective (grammar):

Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.

Examples:

"Words like [[salesperson]] and [[firefighter]] are generic."
Generic as an adjective (computing):

(Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
Generic as an adjective (geometry, of a [[point]]):

Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

Generic as a noun:

A product sold under a generic name.
Generic as a noun:

A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
Generic as a noun (grammar):

A term that specifies neither male nor female.

Specific as an adjective:

explicit or definite
Specific as an adjective (sciences):

Pertaining to a species.
Specific as an adjective (taxonomy):

pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
Specific as an adjective:

special, distinctive or unique
Specific as an adjective:

intended for, or applying to, a particular thing
Specific as an adjective:

being a remedy for a particular disease

Examples:

"Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria."
Specific as an adjective (immunology):

limited to a particular antibody or antigen
Specific as an adjective (physics):

of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
Specific as an adjective (physics):

similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
Specific as an adjective (physics):

a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)