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Synonyms

documentation

American  
[dok-yuh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn-] / ˌdɒk yə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən- /

noun

  1. the use of documentary evidence.

  2. a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article.

  3. 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.
documentation British  
/ ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of supplying with or using documents or references

  2. the documents or references supplied

  3. the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law

  4. computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software system

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Other Word Forms

  • documentational adjective

Etymology

Origin of documentation

First recorded in 1745–55; document + -ation

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