documentation

[dok-yuh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn-]

noun

1. the use of documentary evidence.

2. a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article.

3. Computers.,  manuals, listings, diagrams, and other hard- or soft-copy written and graphic materials that describe the use, operation, maintenance, or design of software or hardware.

   The documentation for the driver program is displayed on the screen.

documentation

/ ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of supplying with or using documents or references

2. the documents or references supplied

3. the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law

4. computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software system

Other Word Forms

• documentational adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of documentation¹

First recorded in 1745–55; document + -ation

Example Sentences

This specific car is also interesting because, according to my documentation, it was used by General Motors in 1978 in some promotional materials, which I have.

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Public Citizen has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documentation about the deal.

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At the time, Fifa did not share details about the reason for their suspension, only that it related to "doctored documentation".

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“It is very likely that people who need assistance the most are not going to be able to receive it because of these additional documentation barriers,” she said.

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"We're struggling to survive in Togo without any documentation," he said.

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