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documentation

[ dok-yuh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn- ]

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

/ 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 Words From

  • docu·men·tation·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of documentation1

First recorded in 1745–55; document + -ation

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Example Sentences

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.

The U.S. government should expedite their cases while showing some modicum of flexibility in reviewing their documentation.

Part of that lies in the paucity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids.

Or, the documentation we are left with was written centuries after the events, often in poetry, often wrong.

Complete documentation should be provided, including listings, step-by-step user instructions, and some fully worked out examples.

So I think it would be normal that they would provide him with documentation.

Extensive documentation, including a reexport license, is required for clearance by the Turkish Customs Administration.

Detailed documentation is required by Iranian customs authorities for goods in transit.

Unfortunately, documentation of the case is almost wholly one sided, since his biggest publicizer was Mushet himself.

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