document

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/]

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1. document (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

Example: Saint Luke […] collected them from such documents and testimonies as he […] judged to be authentic.

2. document (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.

Example: If a morsel of food fell off your plate, the advice of one contemporary document was to pick it up, make the sign of the cross over it, season it well - and then eat it.

3. document (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A file that contains text.

Example: That exception is the HTML <IMG> tag–which transcludes an image into the context of the document. The image itself is neither embedded within the document nor copied—it is transcluded.

4. document (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To record in documents.

Example: He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.

5. document (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.

Example: A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.

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