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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As a dementia researcher, I am legally required to translate my documentation into formats that are easy for people with cognitive impairment to read.
Because it popped up within a larger-scale data collection, there was a backlog of images to analyze -- what Holz likened to "baby pictures," or earlier documentation that could tie together the research.
From Barron's
“The fact that they’re engaging in that while arguing for a unified sense of documentation shows the hypocrisy,” Hancock said.
From Salon
Responsive Customer Support: When issues arise, you want access to helpful support via live chat, email, or comprehensive documentation.
From Salon
Centering the need for identity documentation to access the internet also harms those who don’t have access like immigrants or citizens without IDs, Johnson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said.
From Salon
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