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D0316400 (dŏk′yə-mənt)n.1. a. A written or printed paper that bears the original, official, or legal form of something and can be used to furnish decisive evidence or information.b. Something, such as a recording or a photograph, that can be used to furnish evidence or information.c. A writing that contains information.d. Computers A piece of work created with an application, as with a word processor.e. Computers A computer file that is not an executable file and contains data for use by applications.2. Something, especially a material substance such as a coin bearing a revealing symbol or mark, that serves as proof or evidence.tr.v. (-mĕnt′) doc·u·ment·ed, doc·u·ment·ing, doc·u·ments 1. To furnish with a document or documents.2. To methodically record the details of: "I had thought long and logically about ... how to document the patterns of dolphin behavior" (Diana Reiss).3. To support (an assertion or claim, for example) with evidence or decisive information.4. To support (statements in a book, for example) with written references or citations; annotate.

[Middle English, precept, from Old French, from Latin documentum, example, proof, from docēre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

doc′u·ment′a·ble (-mĕn′tə-bəl) adj.doc′u·ment′al (-mĕn′tl) adj.doc′u·ment′er n.

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n 1. a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature 2. (Computer Science) a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software 3. archaic evidence; proof vb (tr) 4. (Journalism & Publishing) to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etc: the trial was well documented by the media. 5. to support (statements in a book) with citations, references, etc6. to support (a claim, etc) with evidence or proof7. (Nautical Terms) to furnish (a vessel) with official documents specifying its ownership, registration, weight, dimensions, and function [C15: from Latin documentum a lesson, from docēre to teach]

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(n. ˈdɒk yə mənt; v. -ˌmɛnt)

n. 1. a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper. 2. any written item, as a book or letter, esp. of a factual or informative nature. 3. a computer data file. 4. Archaic. evidence; proof. v.t. 5. to furnish with documents. 6. to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made. 7. to support by documentary evidence: to document a case. 8. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, etc. 9. Obs. to instruct. [1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin documentum example (as precedent, warning, etc.)] doc′u•ment`a•ble, adj. doc′u•ment`er, n.

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- First meant "instruction" or "evidence," whether written or not.See also related terms for instruction.

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Past participle: documented
Gerund: documenting

Imperative
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Present
I document
you document
he/she/it documents
we document
you document
they document

Preterite
I documented
you documented
he/she/it documented
we documented
you documented
they documented

Present Continuous
I am documenting
you are documenting
he/she/it is documenting
we are documenting
you are documenting
they are documenting

Present Perfect
I have documented
you have documented
he/she/it has documented
we have documented
you have documented
they have documented

Past Continuous
I was documenting
you were documenting
he/she/it was documenting
we were documenting
you were documenting
they were documenting

Past Perfect
I had documented
you had documented
he/she/it had documented
we had documented
you had documented
they had documented

Future
I will document
you will document
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we will document
you will document
they will document

Future Perfect
I will have documented
you will have documented
he/she/it will have documented
we will have documented
you will have documented
they will have documented

Future Continuous
I will be documenting
you will be documenting
he/she/it will be documenting
we will be documenting
you will be documenting
they will be documenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been documenting
you have been documenting
he/she/it has been documenting
we have been documenting
you have been documenting
they have been documenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been documenting
you will have been documenting
he/she/it will have been documenting
we will have been documenting
you will have been documenting
they will have been documenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been documenting
you had been documenting
he/she/it had been documenting
we had been documenting
you had been documenting
they had been documenting

Conditional
I would document
you would document
he/she/it would document
we would document
you would document
they would document

Past Conditional
I would have documented
you would have documented
he/she/it would have documented
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)papers, written documentpiece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)preamble - a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)ballot - a document listing the alternatives that is used in votingbrevet - a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)capitulation - a document containing the terms of surrendercertificate, credential, credentials, certification - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated factscharter - a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporationcommercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerceconfession - a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty partycopyright, right of first publication - a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic workinclosure, enclosure - something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letterform - a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightpapyrus - a document written on papyruspatent, patent of invention - a document granting an inventor sole rights to an inventionpolitical platform, political program, platform, program - a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"resignation - a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"resolution, resolve, declaration - a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a votesource - a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"specification - (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an inventionvoucher - a document that serves as evidence of some expenditurereport, written report, study - a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
	2.	document - anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marksrepresentation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or somethingletter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
	3.	document - a written account of ownership or obligationcommunication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groupsletter of credit - a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's creditcertificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation - a written promise to repay a debtquittance - a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debtrecord - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"
	4.	document - (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characterstext filecomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresweb page, webpage - a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browsercomputer file - (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable formASCII text file - a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
Verb	1.	document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
	2.	document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"source - specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"

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noun1. paper, form, certificate, report, record, testimonial, authorization, legal form The foreign minister signed the document today.verb1. support, back up, certify, verify, detail, instance, validate, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate, give weight to, particularize The effects of smoking have been well documented.

Translations

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document

(ˈdokjumənt) noun a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc. She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house.文件ˌdocuˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective of or found in documents. documentary evidence.文件的 noun – plural docuˈmentaries – a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject. a documentary on the political situation in Argentina.纪录影片

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document

Computing a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software

Document

A written, typed, or drawn record.

Document

a material object containing information in a fixed form and especially intended to be transmitted in time and space. The information may be carried on paper, punched cards, photographic film, magnetic tape, or other means. Documents may contain texts (in a natural or formalized language), images, sound-recorded information, or other representations of data. According to their contents, documents can be classified as scientific and technical (articles, books, patents, technical reports, and descriptions), legal (such as regulations, decrees, and treaties), administrative (orders, instructions), and so on.

Documents may be of primary or of secondary nature (such as synopses, abstracts, annotations, or reviews). By the method of their processing, documents can be divided into semantic (translation, review, annotation) and non-semantic (copying, reproduction, microfilming). In information science, means of automated data-processing are developed, using documents stored in a computer’s memory.

The aggregate of documents dealing with a certain question, phenomenon, process, person, institution, and the like is called documentation.

The functioning of contemporary society and the process of production call for the creation and exchange of a great number of documents that are basically textual. The science of documentation deals with classification of documents and definition of the method of their composition and processing. In the USSR, the basic rules for the drafting and processing of documents for the government and public organizations and private persons dealing with these organizations are established by the State Standard (COST).

In a more limited sense, a document is an official paper certifying a certain fact or a title to something. Thus, in law, a document is often understood to be a written act, drafted in a legally prescribed form certifying facts of legal importance (the birth, educational level, or length of professional service of a person). In history scholarship, a document usually is written evidence testifying to certain facts, most often pertaining to the governmental system or public organizations.

REFERENCES

Mikhailov, A. I., A. I. Chernyi, and R. S. Giliarevskii. Osnovy informatiki, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1968.
Zhukovskaia, O. D., and B. A. Gol’tsev.Dokumentatsiia sovetskikh gosudarstvennykh uchrezhdenii. Moscow, 1970.
Bakharev, V. A., and G. N. Koriakin. Korrespondentsiia i deloproizvodstvo. Moscow, 1971.
Kibernetika i dokumentalistika. Moscow, 1966.

document

[′däk·yə·mənt] (computer science) Any record, printed or otherwise, that can be read by a human or a machine. To prepare a written text and charts describing the purpose, nature, usage, and operation of a program or a system of programs.

document

(application)Any specific type of file produced oredited by a specific application; usually capable of beingprinted. E.g. "Word document", "Photoshop document", etc.

document

(hypertext)A term used on some systems (e.g. Intermedia)for a hypertext node. It is sometimes used for acollection of nodes on related topics, possibly stored ordistributed as one.

document

(programming)To write documentation on a certain pieceof code.

document

(1) Originally, the term referred to only a file created in a word processor. When Apple introduced the Macintosh in the mid-1980s, it called every data file a document no matter which software application was used to create it. The terminology migrated to the Windows environment, which later provided a My Documents folder as the default storage location for all personal data. Default folders for pictures, music and videos are located in the My Documents folder. See template and style sheet.

(2) Any paper form whether printed, typed or handwritten that is used to transact business or make some official statement.

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noun paper

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noun writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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noun anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

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noun a written account of ownership or obligation

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noun (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

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verb record in detail

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