doc

¹ American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

1. doctor.

2. a casual, impersonal term of address used to a man.

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doc ² American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

1. a document, especially a document on a computer.

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DOC ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Department of Commerce.

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doc. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. document.

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DOC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines

2. (in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

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doc. ² British  

abbreviation

1. document

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doc ³ British  

/ dɒk /

noun

1. informal short for doctor, esp a medical doctor: often used as a term of address

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Etymology

Origin of doc¹

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Origin of doc²

By shortening

Example Sentences

“Nvneha is the focus of my doc. Where art comes from, how we make it from something.”

From Literature

And so we got that doc and we’ve been working on that.

From Los Angeles Times

But if you thirst for a sober-minded investigation into this ominous tool — one with an approach that treats you like the intelligent being you are — you’ll have to wait for AI doc 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times

Kudrow’s comedy and the film – a real doc, not a mockumentary – take different approaches to grasping the fear and possibility of AI’s impending takeover.

From Salon

“Please see all docs and let me know questions asap,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• expert
• physician
• professor
• scientist
• specialist
• surgeon