doc

[ dok ]

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nounInformal.

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

Origin of doc

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Other definitions for doc (2 of 4)

doc²

[ dok ]

nounInformal.

a document, especially a document on a computer.

Origin of doc

By shortening

Other definitions for DOC (3 of 4)

DOC

abbreviation

Department of Commerce.

Other definitions for doc. (4 of 4)

doc.

abbreviation

document.

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How to use doc in a sentence

Some docs are now claiming fitness tracker data holds no medical value.
Can Fitbit Data Save Lives? | Daniela Drake | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Reports say patients are increasingly asking doctors for drugs by name, and docs are complying.
Is the Doctor-Patient Relationship Turning Into a Business Partnership? | Russell Saunders | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
IFTTT creates simple automations between various web services like Youtube, Twitter, Google Docs, and Feedly.
The Best Apps for Developing Sherlock Holmes-Like Reading Skills | Ari Meisel | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The last release of secret docs revealed the Security Service spied on Charlie Chaplin at the request of J Edgar Hoover's FBI.
The Daily Beast Looks Ahead: February 24 - March 2 | Brandy Zadrozny | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As soon as they reached the aid station, the docs grabbed Mace and got to work on him.
Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor | David Eisler, Jake Tapper | August 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Reports of trials, embracing proceedings and documents and testimony, are found in docs.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period | Various
Their counsel moved for a commission to take evidence in Havana, which was granted by the court, Sept. 2, 1758; hence docs.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period | Various
The old docs down to his office in the tin shack beyant the hotel, said one.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle | Alice B. Emerson
Then they began to call for Docs measurements and calculations.
Thirty Years on the Frontier | Robert McReynolds
The Docs trained intelligence was functioning with deadly precision.
Dust of the Desert | Robert Welles Ritchie

British Dictionary definitions for doc (1 of 3)

doc

/ (dɒk) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for DOC (2 of 3)

DOC

abbreviation for

Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines
(in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

British Dictionary definitions for doc. (3 of 3)

doc.

abbreviation for

document

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