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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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