# doc

Pronunciation: US say "DAHK" /dɑk/; UK say "DOK" /dɒk/

## Noun

1. A doctor. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A doctor, like the one you visit when you are sick.
   - _The team doc checked the player for a concussion before letting him back on the field._
   - _Thanks for squeezing me in, Doc; the pain started last night._
2. A document; among professionals, especially a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A document, often a set of technical instructions or papers used as proof in a legal case.
   - _The API docs explain every endpoint, but they are two versions out of date._
   - _Opposing counsel flagged one doc in the discovery pile as privileged._
3. A documentary film or television program. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A film or TV show about real people and events.
   - _The festival's best doc follows three families through a year of drought._
   - _Streaming services are spending big on true-crime docs this year._
4. Clipping of doctorate. — Clipping of doctorate.
   - Simple: Short for doctorate. It is the highest degree a university gives.
   - _Her doc in education took four years, most of them spent on a single long thesis._
   - _Before committing to a doc, he spent a year as a research assistant to see whether he liked lab work._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — A shortened form of doctor.
**Meaning 2** — A shortened form of document.
**Meaning 3** — A shortened form of documentary.
**Meaning 4** — A shortened form of doctorate.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/doc (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).