documentation
the use of documentary evidence.
a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article.
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.
Origin of documentation
1Other words from documentation
- doc·u·men·ta·tion·al, adjective
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How to use documentation in a sentence
Google has added new search developer documentation for the home activities structured data.
Home activities structured data now supported by Google Search | Barry Schwartz | August 27, 2020 | Search Engine LandThe term “significant” is mostly undefined in the documentation, although there are some guidelines.
Google to launch ‘enhanced news storytelling’ project with licensed content | Greg Sterling | August 20, 2020 | Search Engine LandThe project documentation, however, does not specify how individuals will be compensated.
The EU is launching a market for personal data. Here’s what that means for privacy. | Amy Nordrum | August 11, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewShapery has long maintained that he provided all the documentation in his possession about the building’s true condition.
How the City Came to Lease a Lemon | Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx | August 10, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhen the tools do show issues, you can click on them, it will not only describe the issue and give you help documentation on how to fix those issues.
Bing’s new URL Inspection tool: What it does and why to use it | Barry Schwartz | July 30, 2020 | Search Engine Land
Still, he said he expects Novartis to provide further documentation to calm fears.
But Tommy, like many others, has been unable to obtain the documentation required by the State Department for the visa.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas | Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. government should expedite their cases while showing some modicum of flexibility in reviewing their documentation.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas | Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPart of that lies in the paucity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids.
How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation | William O’Connor | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr, the documentation we are left with was written centuries after the events, often in poetry, often wrong.
How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation | William O’Connor | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTComplete documentation should be provided, including listings, step-by-step user instructions, and some fully worked out examples.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 | H. W. Fulbright et al.So I think it would be normal that they would provide him with documentation.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyExtensive documentation, including a reexport license, is required for clearance by the Turkish Customs Administration.
East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. StassenDetailed documentation is required by Iranian customs authorities for goods in transit.
East-West Trade Trends | Harold E. StassenUnfortunately, documentation of the case is almost wholly one sided, since his biggest publicizer was Mushet himself.
The Beginnings of Cheap Steel | Philip W. Bishop
British Dictionary definitions for documentation
/ (ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən) /
the act of supplying with or using documents or references
the documents or references supplied
the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law
computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software system
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