document
pronunciation
How to pronounce document in British English:
UK [ˈdɒkjumənt , ˈdɒkjument]
How to pronounce document in American English:
US [ˈdɑːkjumənt , ˈdɑːkjument]
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- Noun:
- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
- anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
- a written account of ownership or obligation
- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
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- Verb:
- record in detail
- support or supply with references
Word Origin
- document (n.)
- early 15c., "teaching, instruction," from Old French document (13c.) "lesson, written evidence," from Latin documentum "example, proof, lesson," in Medieval Latin "official written instrument," from docere "to show, teach" (see doctor (n.)). Meaning "something written that provides proof or evidence" is from early 18c. Related: Documents.
- document (v.)
- 1640s, "to teach;" see document (n.). Meaning "to support by documentary evidence" is from 1711. Related: Documented; documenting.
Example
- 1. But the document is more than two years old .
- 2. Translation will proceed as with other supported document formats .
- 3. Yet he didn 't document his voyages like herodotus .
- 4. Another area of politically sensitive change described by the document is export control .
- 5. Ecologists document the negative ripple effects of removing top predators from ecosystems .