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documentation en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • [ˌdɔ̟kjʊmenˈtæɪʃən] (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

Meanings

  1. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
  2. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Documentary evidence and sources.
  3. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
  4. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.

Forms

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documentations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

photodocumentation · documentational · doc · e-documentation · redocumentation · overdocumentation · teledocumentation

Relateds

document

Translations (90)

ml വിവരണക്കുറിപ്പുകള് (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fr documentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ga cáipéisíocht (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · te పత్రికీకరణ (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ta ஆவணமாக்கம் (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · cmn 文件 (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · hi प्रलेखन (something transposed from a thought to a document) · he תיעוד (something transposed from a thought to a document) · sv dokumentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · hu dokumentáció (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · be дакумента́цыя (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · gl documentación (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · nrf dotchûmentâtion (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · gu દસ્તાવેજીકરણ (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · da dokumentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · sk dokumentácia (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · id dokumentasi (something transposed from a thought to a document) · nrf dotchûmentâtion (something transposed from a thought to a document) · mi mauhanga (something transposed from a thought to a document) · mk документација (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · tl dokumentasyon (something transposed from a thought to a document) · sh dokumentácija (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · kn ದಸ್ತಾವೇಜು (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · uk документа́ція (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · id dokumentasi (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ru документа́ция (something transposed from a thought to a document) · gu દસ્તાવેજ (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · as আলেখ্যন (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · pl dokumentacja (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · nb dokumentasjon (something transposed from a thought to a document) · he תִּעוּד (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · io dokumentigo (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · sh документа́ција (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · eo dokumentaro (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ca documentació (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fa-ira مُسْتَنَدات (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · mi mauhanga (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · pt documentação (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ro documentație (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · bg документа́ция (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · is hjálparskjöl (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · el τεκμηρίωση (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ja 文書 (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · it documentazione (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ar وَثَائِق (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · es documentación (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · mr दस्तऐवजीकरण (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ru документа́ция (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · or ଦଲିଲଗୁଡ଼ିକ (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · tr belgebilim (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · gu દસ્તાવેજીકરણ (something transposed from a thought to a document) · he תִּעוּד (something transposed from a thought to a document) · pa ਡੌਕੂਮੈਂਟ (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · hi प्रलेखन (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · oc documentacion (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · km ឯកសារកម្ម (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · cy dogfennaeth (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ga cáipéisí (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fi ohjekirja (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · tg санадҳо (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ms dokumentasi (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · sq dokumentimi (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · cmn 文檔 /文档 (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · cs dokumentace (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ko 문서 (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · th เอกสาร (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fi dokumentaatio (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · bal نوشتانک (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · lt dokumentacija (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · nb dokumentasjon (something transposed from a thought to a document) · ast documentación (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · he תיעוד (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ka დოკუმენტაცია (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · id pendokumentasian (something transposed from a thought to a document) · fi kirjaaminen (something transposed from a thought to a document) · lv dokumentācija (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · km ឯកសារកម្ម (something transposed from a thought to a document) · fa-ira سَنَدْپَرْدازی (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ja ドキュメンテーション (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · bn নথিপত্র (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · nl documentatie (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · sl dokumentacija (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fi dokumentointi (something transposed from a thought to a document) · nb dokumentasjon (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ko 문서화 (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · es documentación (something transposed from a thought to a document) · be дакумэнта́цыя (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · ka დოკუმენტაცია (something transposed from a thought to a document) · de Dokumentation (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) · fi opas (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program)

documentation en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • [ˌdɔ̟kjʊmenˈtæɪʃən] (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdɒkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dokumentation.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:non-native speakers' English) A documentary.
    • Yesterday I saw a documentation about Hitler and Stalin and the way Hitler cheated Stalin by suggesting him, he would NOT attack UdSSR but Great Britain. It was a very nice documentation, they showed that the whole bolschevism was just an arranged idea of germans, using Lenin/Stalin for own ideas. 1997 August 10, mclane, “Chess Analysis Software”, in rec.games.chess.computer (Usenet), retrieved 01 May 2022:
    • Yesterday I watched a documentation about the Dresden fire storm. 1999 April 8, Friedrich Vystrcil, “The plan to invade Japan”, in soc.history.war.world-war-ii (Usenet), retrieved 01 May 2022:
    • Yesterday, I watched a documentation about the "boss" of a German allot settlement who told other gardeners what plants to grow and what weed to cut. GEEZE! GET A LIVE! I felt tempted paying a visit to them and leave a bunch of knobby tire marks on this sucker's lawn... 2010 September 16, Volker Bartheld, “This is Germany calling...”, in rec.motorcycles.dirt (Usenet), retrieved 01 May 2022:

Forms

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documentations Number=Plur lexicographic