documentational

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doc⋅u⋅men⋅ta⋅tion

[dok-yuh-men-tey-shuh

n, -muh

n-]

–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.

Origin:
1745–55; document + -ation

Related forms:

doc⋅u⋅men⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective

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doc·u·men·ta·tion (dŏk'yə-měn-tā'shən)

1. The act or an instance of the supplying of documents or supporting references or records.
2. The documents or references so supplied.
The collation, synopsizing, and coding of printed material for future reference.
Computer Science The organized collection of records that describe the structure, purpose, operation, maintenance, and data requirements for a computer program, operating system, or hardware device.

doc'u·men·ta'tion·al adj.

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