Definition of documenting Documenting

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What does documenting mean?

Wiktionary

documenting (Verb)
Present participle of document.

Part of speech

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documenting, verb, gerund of document (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: documents
document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
		written document, papers
		piece of writing, written material, writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
		clause, article (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
		preamble a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
		ballot a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
		brevet a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
		capitulation the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
		credential, credentials, certificate, certification a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
		charter a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
		commercial document, commercial instrument a document of or relating to commerce
		confession (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
		copyright, right of first publication a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
		inclosure, enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
		form a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
		legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
		papyrus a document written on papyrus
		patent of invention, patent a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
		political platform, political program, platform, program a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
		resignation a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
		resolve, declaration, resolution a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
		source a facility where something is available
		specification (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
		voucher a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
document - a written account of ownership or obligation
		communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
		letter of credit a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
		certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation a written promise to repay a debt
		quittance a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
document - anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
		representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
document - (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
		text file
		computer file (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form
		computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
		web page, webpage a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
Verb documents, documenting, documented
document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
		affirm, corroborate, substantiate, confirm, sustain, support to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
		source specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"
document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"
		record, put down, enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing"

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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.
document (Noun)
That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
document (Noun)
An example for instruction or warning.
document (Verb)
To record in documents.
document (Verb)
To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

document (n.)
That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
document (n.)
An example for instruction or warning.
document (n.)
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.
document (v. t.)
To teach; to school.
document (v. t.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

document
Material of any kind, regardless of physical form, which furnishes information, evidence or ideas, including items such as contracts, bills of sale, letters, audio and video recordings, and machine readable data files.
document
To record in documents.
document
To support or supply with references.
document
An official or semi-official document such as a Passport, a divers license, a title to a car, a member card, and similar, officially serving as evidence of a person's identity, permission to use things, access places, and execute certain rights.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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.]

Wikipedia

A document ("noun") is a piece of information that one can use for communicating something. In most of the cases it is a paper, that contains information in the form of ink marks. But nowadays documents can be digital as well.

To document ("verb") means to produce an object by collecting and representing information.

Document life cycle management technology.

Technology to manage documents has developed with documents themselves. Of particular importances are practices concerning the preservation, archival, destruction and management of documents. These together are called the "document life cycle"