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documentation definition

docu·men·ta·tion (-mən tā′s̸hən, -men-)

noun

  1. the supplying of documents or supporting references; use of documentary evidence
  2. the documents or references thus supplied
  3. the collecting, abstracting, and coding of printed or written information for future reference
  4. instructions, notes, etc. for using a piece of computer hardware or software

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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