documentation
Pluraldocumentations
- 1Written proof and records used to support a claim.
Like keeping receipts that show you really paid for something.
The historian gathered documentation to prove the building's age.
Without proper documentation, the old land claim could not be checked.
- 2Written guides that explain how a machine or computer program works.
Like the instruction booklet that comes with a new toy or gadget.
Read the documentation before you set up the new printer.
The app's documentation explains what every button does.
Similarinstructions, manual, guide
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- 3Short notes written inside a program that explain how each part of the code works.
Like little notes left on a machine telling the next person how each part works.
Good documentation helps other programmers understand your code.
She added documentation above each function to explain its inputs.
Similarcomments, annotation
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- 4A movie or TV show that gives facts about real events.
Like a TV show that teaches you about real things instead of a made-up story.
We watched a documentation about deep-sea fish last night.
She filmed a short documentation on city life.
Similardocumentary
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Origins
It comes from the word 'document' plus '-ation', or from Medieval Latin 'documentatio'.
It comes from the German word 'Dokumentation'.