What does document mean?
Definitions for document
ˈdɒk yə mənt; -ˌmɛntdoc·u·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
document, written document, papers(noun)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
document(noun)
anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
document(noun)
a written account of ownership or obligation
text file, document(verb)
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
document(verb)
record in detail
"The parents documented every step of their child's development"
document(verb)
support or supply with references
"Can you document your claims?"
Wiktionary
document(Noun)
An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. Any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
Etymology: From document.
document(Noun)
That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
Etymology: From document.
document(Noun)
An example for instruction or warning.
Etymology: From document.
document(Verb)
To record in documents.
He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.
Etymology: From document.
document(Verb)
To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.
A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
Etymology: From document.
Webster Dictionary
Document(noun)
that which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma
Etymology: [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
Document(noun)
an example for instruction or warning
Etymology: [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
Document(noun)
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
Etymology: [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
Document(verb)
to teach; to school
Etymology: [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
Document(verb)
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
Etymology: [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
Freebase
Document
In Library and information science and in documentation science, a "document" is considered a basic theoretical construct. It is everything which may be preserved or represented in order to serve as evidence for some purpose. The classical example provided by Suzanne Briet is an antelope: "An antelope running wild on the plains of Africa should not be considered a document, she rules. But if it were to be captured, taken to a zoo and made an object of study, it has been made into a document. It has become physical evidence being used by those who study it. Indeed, scholarly articles written about the antelope are secondary documents, since the antelope itself is the primary document.".. That documents cannot be defined by their transmission medium is evident because of the existence of electronic documents.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Document
dok′ū-ment, n. a paper containing information or the proof of anything.—v.t. to furnish with documents: to support or prove by documents.—adjs. Document′al, Document′ary, relating to or found in documents.—n. Documentā′tion, preparation or use of documentary evidence and authorities—used in realistic fiction by the school of Zola of faithful reproduction of the records, real or supposed, of actual lives (the so-called document humain).—Documentary hypothesis, the hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more originally distinct documents. [Fr.,—L. documentum—docēre, to teach.]
Editors Contribution
document
A type of digital or electronic file.
The document was electronic and easy to read.
Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'document' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2146
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'document' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1442
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'document' in Nouns Frequency: #477
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'document' in Verbs Frequency: #1047
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of document in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of document in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of document in a Sentence
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The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age.
They’re going to try to do some forensic work because those documents probably have been changed [over time], so that enables them to narrow down the period to when they were taken, once you say ‘this seems like it was a snapshot from this particular time,’ then they can look at audit logs of who had access to the document during that time frame.
This whole document does indeed reflect how devilishly difficult it's going to be to implement a nationwide ceasefire in Syria and when I say nationwide, I am not including the area run by ISIS, it's going to be impossible to have a one-size-fits-all set of arrangements.
It's like gossip. All of a sudden the Jews heard about Shanghai visas, and they were desperate to escape. So the name Shanghai spread very fast like wild fire, and also the fact that Shanghai did not need any kind of document.
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- дакументBelarusian
- документ, документирамBulgarian
- documentar, documentCatalan, Valencian
- dokumentovat, dokumentCzech
- dokumentieren, Aktenstück, Unterlagen, DokumentGerman
- τεκμήριο, έγγραφο, τεκμηριώνωGreek
- akto, dokumenti, dokumentoEsperanto
- documentar, documentoSpanish
- سندPersian
- kirjata, dokumentti, dokumentoida, asiakirjaFinnish
- skjalFaroese
- documenter, écrit, documentFrench
- sgrìobhainnScottish Gaelic
- documentoGalician
- מסמך, תעודה, לתעדHebrew
- दस्तावेज़Hindi
- dokimanHaitian Creole
- okirat, okmány, dokumentumHungarian
- փաստաթուղթArmenian
- skjalIcelandic
- carta, documentoItalian
- დოკუმენტიGeorgian
- dokumen, suratMalay
- documenteren, documentDutch
- documentOccitan
- dokumentPolish
- documentoPortuguese
- documenta, documentRomanian
- документRussian
- dokùment, доку̀ментSerbo-Croatian
- dokumentera, dokumentSwedish
- ஆவணம்Tamil
- పత్రంTelugu
- เอกสารThai
- doküman, belge, belgelemekTurkish
- документUkrainian
- văn kiện, tài liệuVietnamese
- dokümVolapük
- 文Chinese
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