documentation
A documentaryA documentary.
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13 sentencesThe documentation isn't up to date.
Tom didn't have time to read all the documentation.
Describing reality involves a large amount of documentation.
Meaning
5 sensesA documentary.
(countable, in the plural, rare, uncountable)Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
документа́цияdokumentácija
(countable, in the plural, rare, uncountable)Documentary evidence and sources.
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
More meanings 2
(countable, in the plural, rare, uncountable)Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
Dokumentation
документа́цияdokumentácija
документа́ціяdokumentácija
(countable, in the plural, rare, uncountable)Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.
Origin
From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio. Borrowed from German DokumentationFrom document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.
Borrowed from German Dokumentation.
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Forms
plural: documentations| Singular | documentation |
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| Plural | documentations |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence:certificationcorroboration
- program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs:software documentation
- documentary validation:support
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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