doc

¹ American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

1. doctor.

2. a casual, impersonal term of address used to a man.

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doc ² American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

1. a document, especially a document on a computer.

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DOC ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Department of Commerce.

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doc. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. document.

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DOC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines

2. (in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

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doc. ² British  

abbreviation

1. document

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doc ³ British  

/ dɒk /

noun

1. informal short for doctor, esp a medical doctor: often used as a term of address

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Etymology

Origin of doc¹

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Origin of doc²

By shortening

Example Sentences

One segment of the doc pulls from a somber video from the LAPD’s Hollenbeck division that describes Dead City’s Boyle Heights show in a “Critical Incident Community Briefing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Another lamented that they cry at the end of every dino doc, even though they know the asteroid is coming and extinction is on the horizon.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"Congrats to our Emmy-winning doc team, the town, and Wrexham AFC for always making things so dramatic and stressy. Good for TV, bad for blood pressure."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Perhaps more urgently, should Roher have made an AI doc that treats us like children?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The doc was standing by the stairs at the edge of the quarterdeck.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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