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Document : (noun)
1: writing that provides information (especially information of
an official nature) [syn: written document, papers]
2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking
by means of symbolic marks
3: a written account of ownership or obligation
4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and
possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII
characters [syn: text file]
(verb)
1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of
their child's development"
2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your
claims?"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Document : \Doc"u*ment\, n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach:
cf. F. document. See Docile.]
1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth;
precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]
Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap
or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. --
I. Watts.
2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]
They were forth with stoned to death, as a document
to others. -- Sir W.
Raleigh.
3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis,
proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most
extended sense, including any writing, book, or other
instrument conveying information in the case; any material
substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by
any species of conventional mark or symbol.
Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents
and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.
--Paley.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Document : \Doc"u*ment\, v. t.
1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]
I am finely documented by my own daughter. --
Dryden.
2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish
facts or give information; as, a a ship should be
documented according to the directions of law.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Document :
1. Any specific type of file produced or
edited by a specific application; usually capable of being
printed. E.g. "Word document", "Photoshop document", etc.
2. A term used on some systems (e.g. Intermedia)
for a hypertext node. It is sometimes used for a
collection of nodes on related topics, possibly stored or
distributed as one.
3. To write documentation on a certain piece
of code.
(2003-10-25)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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