doc·u·men·ta·tion (d k y -m n-t  shn)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. doc u·men·tation·al adj. |
documentation
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documents supplied as proof or evidence of something
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| Noun | 1. |  documentation - confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidenceconfirmation - 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 |
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