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doc·u·men·ta·tion D0316900 (dŏk′yə-mĕn-tā′shən)n.1. a. The act or an instance of the supplying of documents or supporting references or records.b. The documents or references so supplied.2. The collation, synopsizing, and coding of printed material for future reference.3. Computers 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.documentation (ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən) n1. the act of supplying with or using documents or references2. the documents or references supplied3. (Law) the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law4. (Computer Science) computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software systemdoc•u•men•ta•tion (ˌdɒk yə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən-) n. 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. instructional materials for computer software or hardware. [1745–55] doc`u•men•ta′tion•al, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | documentation - confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidencecorroboration, certificationconfirmation - information that confirms or verifies | | 2. | documentation - program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programssoftware documentationsoftware, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" | | 3. | documentation - documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"supportvalidation, substantiation, proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | Translationsdocumentation
documentation1. the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law 2. Computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc., supplied with a program or software system DocumentationAny information that records the prior history of an existing building or site; such as maps, site plans, drawings or photographs, or written historic references as to its physical appearance.documentation[‚däk·yə·mən′tā·shən] (computer science) The collection, organized and stored, of records that describe the purpose, use, structure, details, and operational requirements of a program, for the purpose of making this information easily accessible to the user. documentation (programming)The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded,steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany mostmodern software or hardware products (see also tree-killer).Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resistwriting it; they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. Acommon comment on this predilection is "You can't grep deadtrees".
See drool-proof paper, verbiage, treeware.documentationThe narrative and graphical description of a system. Following are the kinds of documentation required to describe an information system for both users and systems staff. See self-documenting code, technical writer and RTFM.
Operating Procedures
1. Instructions for turning the system on and getting the programs initiated (loaded).
2. Instructions for obtaining source documents for data entry.
3. Instructions for entering data at the terminal, which includes a picture of each screen layout the user will encounter.
4. A description of error messages that can occur and the alternative methods for handling them.
5. A description of the defaults taken in the programs and the instructions for changing them.
6. Instructions for distributing the computer's output, which includes sample pages for each type of report.
System Documentation
1. Data dictionary - Description of the files and databases.
2. System flow chart - Description of the data as it flows from source document to report.
3. Application program documentation - Description of the inputs, processing and outputs for each data entry, query, update and report program in the system.
Technical Documentation
1. File structures and access methods
2. Program flow charts
3. Program source code listings
4. Machine procedures (JCL)documentation
documentation [dok″u-men-ta´shun] written notations in a patient's record. in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as recording of pertinent patient data in a clinical record.documentation EBM All records in any form—including written, electronic, magnetic and optical, scans, X-rays, EKGs, etc.—that describe or record the methods, conduct and/or results of a clinical trial, the factors affecting the study, and any actions taken during the trial’s performance.documentation Medical practice The creation of a formal record, especially those that record Pt-physician contacts with dates–and often times and 'document' various aspects of Pt management; in certain types of Pt care–eg, cosmetic surgery, photographs are used as documentation of such interactions. See Defensive medicine, Forensic documentation, Medical documentation, Photodocumentation. doc·u·men·ta·tion (dokyū-mĕn-tāshŭn) A written record of information. AcronymsSeeDOCOdocumentation
Synonyms for documentationnoun confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidenceSynonyms- corroboration
- certification
Related Wordsnoun program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programsSynonymsRelated Words- software
- software package
- software program
- software system
- computer software
- package
noun documentary validationSynonymsRelated Words- validation
- substantiation
- proof
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