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Meaning of DOCUMENT

Pronunciation:  [n]'dâkyumunt, [v]'dâkyu`ment, 'dâkyûmunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
  2. [n]  writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
  3. [n]  (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
  4. [n]  a written account of ownership or obligation
  5. [v]  record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"
  6. [v]  support with evidence; "Can you document your claims?"
 

DOCUMENT is a 8 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: papers, text file, written document
 
 See Also: affirm, article, articles of incorporation, ASCII text file, ballot, brevet, capitualtion, certificate, certificate of indebtedness, certification, charter, clause, commercial document, commercial instrument, communication, computer file, confession, confirm, copyright, corroborate, credential, credentials, debt instrument, declaration, enclosure, enter, form, inclosure, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, letter, letter of credit, missive, official document, papyrus, patent, patent of invention, piece of writing, platform, political platform, political program, preamble, program, put down, quittance, record, record, representation, resignation, resolution, resolve, right of first publication, source, specification, substantiate, support, sustain, web page, writing, written material

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
    
  2. \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.
    
    
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

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.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: adduce, affirm, anatomize, archives, article, atomize, attest, authenticate, autograph, back, back up, bear out, blank, bolster, brainchild, buttress, call to mind, certificate, certify, chirograph, chronicle, circumstantiate, cite, cite a particular, composition, computer printout, confirm, copy, corroborate, demonstrate, descend to particulars, describe, detail, docket, dossier, draft, edited version, engrossment, enter into detail, essay, evidence, example, exemplify, fair copy, fiction, file, final draft, finished version, first draft, flimsy, form, fortify, give a for-instance, give full particulars, holograph, illustrate, instance, instrument, itemize, legal document, legal instrument, legal paper, letter, literae scriptae, literary artefact, literary production, literature, lucubration, manuscript, matter, monument, name, nonfiction, official document, opus, original, paper, papers, parchment, particularize, penscript, personal file, piece, piece of writing, play, poem, printed matter, printout, probate, production, prove, quote, ratify, reading matter, recension, record, reinforce, report, roll, screed, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, second draft, specify, spell out, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, testimony, the written word, transcript, transcription, typescript, undergird, uphold, validate, verify, version, warrant, work, writ, writing
 

 

 

 

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