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documentation.

Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/General-American, dialectal/ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/General-American, dialectal/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/Canada, dialectal
  1. Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.

    countable · in-plural · rare · uncountable
  2. Documentary evidence and sources.

    countable · in-plural · rare · uncountable
  3. Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.

    countable · in-plural · rare · uncountable
  4. Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.

    countable · in-plural · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

noun/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/General-American, dialectal/ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/General-American, dialectal/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/Canada, dialectal
  1. A documentary.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Dokumentation.

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