documentation
Americannoun
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the use of documentary evidence.
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a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article.
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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.
noun
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the act of supplying with or using documents or references
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the documents or references supplied
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the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law
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computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software system
Other Word Forms
- documentational adjective
Etymology
Origin of documentation
Example Sentences
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AI significantly enhances physician capabilities for administrative and back-office functions that consume hours of clinician time, including insurance claims processing, appointment scheduling, and documentation tasks.
From Los Angeles Times
The transaction is then reviewed by automated monitoring systems, and if something seems inconsistent might the bank request documentation like estate paperwork.
From MarketWatch
Hexa had provided false documentation to open an account at Binance, which was flagged internally at the time, according to documents.
“To protect yourself, you should ensure your estimate is part of a written contract signed by both parties before the move begins, providing you with documentation to contest discrepancies,” says Dina Sartore-Bodo, an editor at Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch
Later, Zamora hired a graphic designer in Spain to generate fake documentation from scratch.
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