document
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper: You'll need documents from your employers and your bank to prepare your income tax return.
any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature: The leaked document proves that the management team knew about the safety issues before the product launch.
Digital Technology. a computer data file, especially one with formatted text: Luckily, I saved my document right before the power went out.
Archaic. evidence; proof.
to furnish with documents.
to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made: a carefully documented biography.
to support by documentary evidence: to document a case.
Nautical. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, dimensions, etc.
Obsolete. to instruct.
Origin of document
1Other words for document
Other words from document
- doc·u·ment·a·ble [dok-yuh-men-tuh-buhl, dok-yuh-men-], /ˈdɒk yəˌmɛn tə bəl, ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn-/, adjective
- doc·u·ment·er, noun
- non·doc·u·ment·ed, adjective, noun
- re·doc·u·ment, verb (used with object)
- well-doc·u·ment·ed, adjective
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How to use document in a sentence
Then, you can share your document to the cloud to save it digitally.
This $44 reusable smart notebook connects to the cloud | Stack Commerce | November 20, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt is, the families say, also withholding documents that Boeing never even shared with Ethiopian investigators.
The Boeing 737 MAX Is Cleared to Fly. Families of People Who Died on the Planes Wait for Answers. | by Alec MacGillis | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaLike a Google document, many people can work on the same document while being in different locations.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society | Jason Sparapani | November 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewHe ordered San Diego County to search its death databases and turn over information necessary to access relevant documents.
Judge Orders County to Disclose COVID-Related Death Data | Jared Whitlock | November 12, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAgain, this is a bit of the document that looks very bad for Facebook.
Europe puts out advice on fixing international data transfers that’s cold comfort for Facebook | Natasha Lomas | November 11, 2020 | TechCrunch
This is a well-documented phenomenon which does not worry specialists.
But rumors of a romantic relationship between Houston and Crawford were, at one time, actually documented.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline | Kevin Fallon | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn recent years news outlets have documented the rise of so-called “birth tourism” here in America.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship | Keli Goff | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKocurek documented the scene with notes and diagrams, and called the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt least five detainees were subjected to “rectal feeding” or “rectal hydration,” without any documented medical need.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’ | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo infinitely more important to him is the documented, respected thing than the elusive present.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe experience gained from the study of the English language is strengthened by all that we know of documented linguistic history.
Language | Edward SapirBarring rocket assists, the two old men had been documented as the fastest moving human beings in all history.
Gone Fishing | James H. SchmitzJudged from the point of view of the scientific investigator, the work is neither a popular nor a documented account.
These markings may also be present on Atlantic specimens, though they have not yet been documented.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen Leatherwood
British Dictionary definitions for document
a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature
a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software
archaic evidence; proof
to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etc: the trial was well documented by the media
to support (statements in a book) with citations, references, etc
to support (a claim, etc) with evidence or proof
to furnish (a vessel) with official documents specifying its ownership, registration, weight, dimensions, and function
Origin of document
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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