documentation

[ dok-yuh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn- ]

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.

documentation

/ ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of supplying with or using documents or references
2. the documents or references supplied
3. the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law
4. computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc, supplied with a program or software system

Other Words From

• docu·men·tation·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of documentation¹

First recorded in 1745–55; document + -ation

Example Sentences

Google has added new search developer documentation for the home activities structured data.

From Search Engine Land

The term “significant” is mostly undefined in the documentation, although there are some guidelines.

From Search Engine Land

The project documentation, however, does not specify how individuals will be compensated.

From MIT Technology Review

Shapery has long maintained that he provided all the documentation in his possession about the building’s true condition.

From Voice of San Diego

When the tools do show issues, you can click on them, it will not only describe the issue and give you help documentation on how to fix those issues.

From Search Engine Land

Still, he said he expects Novartis to provide further documentation to calm fears.

From The Daily Beast

But Tommy, like many others, has been unable to obtain the documentation required by the State Department for the visa.

From The Daily Beast

The U.S. government should expedite their cases while showing some modicum of flexibility in reviewing their documentation.

From The Daily Beast

Part of that lies in the paucity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids.

From The Daily Beast

Or, the documentation we are left with was written centuries after the events, often in poetry, often wrong.

From The Daily Beast

Complete documentation should be provided, including listings, step-by-step user instructions, and some fully worked out examples.

From Project Gutenberg

So I think it would be normal that they would provide him with documentation.

From Project Gutenberg

Extensive documentation, including a reexport license, is required for clearance by the Turkish Customs Administration.

From Project Gutenberg

Detailed documentation is required by Iranian customs authorities for goods in transit.

From Project Gutenberg

Unfortunately, documentation of the case is almost wholly one sided, since his biggest publicizer was Mushet himself.

From Project Gutenberg

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