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doc·u·men·ta·tion  (dky-mn-tshn)
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. Computer Science The organized collection of records that describe the structure, purpose, operation, maintenance, and data requirements for a computer program, operating system, or hardware device.

docu·men·tation·al adj.

documentation [ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən]
n
1. the act of supplying with or using documents or references
2. the documents or references supplied
3. (Law) the furnishing and use of documentary evidence, as in a court of law
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing the written comments, graphical illustrations, flowcharts, manuals, etc., supplied with a program or software system
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.documentationdocumentation - confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
confirmation - information that confirms or verifies
2.documentation - program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
software, 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"
validation, substantiation, proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Translations
documentation [ˌdɒkjʊmenˈteɪʃən] Ndocumentación f

documentation [ˌdɒkjumɛnˈteɪʃən] n
(= evidence) → documentation f
(= personal papers) → papiers mpl

documentation

documentation [ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃn] ndocumentazione f
documentation [ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃn] ndocumentazione f

documentation توثيق dokumentace dokumentation Dokumentation τεκμηρίωση documentación asiapaperit documentation dokumentacija documentazione ドキュメンテーション 문서화 documentatie dokumentasjon dokumentacja documentação документация dokumentation การเตรียมเอกสาร belgeleme bộ tài liệu 文件资料


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That is, in truth--I am permitted to say, because there cannot be any author's vanity in all this, since I do nothing more than transcribe facts on which an exceptional documentation enables me to throw a new light--that is because, in truth, I do not know that, in the domain of reality or imagination, one can discover or recall to mind anything comparable, in its mystery, with the natural mystery of The Yellow Room.
 
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