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doc·u·ment
[
dókyəmənt
]
noun
(
plural
doc·u·ments
)
Definition:
1.
formal piece of writing:
a formal piece of writing that provides information or acts as a record of events or arrangements
2.
law
object containing information:
an object such as a movie, photograph, or audio recording that contains information and can be used as evidence
3.
comput
computer file:
a computer file created using an applications program, e.g. a database, spreadsheet, illustration, or text file
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
doc·u·ment·ed
,
present participle
doc·u·ment·ing
,
3rd person present singular
doc·u·ments
)
Definition:
1.
record information:
to make a record of something by writing about it or by filming or photographing it
2.
support something with evidence:
to provide evidence for a statement or claim by supplying supporting information
[
15th century. Via French< Latin
documentum
"lesson, example" (in medieval Latin, "instruction, official paper") <
docere
"teach"
]
doc·u·ment·a·ble
[
dòkyə méntəb'l
]
adjective
doc·u·ment·al
[
dòkyə mént'l
]
adjective
doc·u·ment·er
[
dókyə mèntər
]
noun
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