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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Downing himself sometimes recedes from view, reflecting limited surviving documentation—not altogether surprising for one who spent his life hiding from view.
The partnership will use the Vergence AI engine, built by Palantir and TWG AI, to monitor trades, detect anomalies or potentially prohibited traders, and generate alerts and documentation for compliance and enforcement.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general has begun a state-by-state investigation into Medicaid autism-therapy billing errors, such as payments made despite missing documentation.
While requiring a series of documentation and formal approvals, the process was not "seamless, but it was certainly doable", he said.
From Barron's
Nearly all providers failed to submit the required documentation for at least some claims, and a quarter billed the state for treatment provided by staff without appropriate credentials.
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