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UK/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/US, dialectal/ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/US, dialectal/ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/Australia/ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/

noun

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

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certificationcorroborationsoftware documentationsupport
OriginMedieval Latin documentātio →
Very commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

documentation1

noundocumentation (countable and uncountable, plural documentations)

plural documentations

  1. countablein pluralrareuncountableSomething transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
  2. countablein pluralrareuncountableDocumentary evidence and sources.
  3. countablein pluralrareuncountablecomputingDocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
  4. countablein pluralrareuncountablecomputingComments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.

documentation2

noundocumentation (plural documentations)

plural documentations

  1. non-native speakers' EnglishA documentary.

    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
    2 more examples

    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 "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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconfirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

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certificationcorroboration
Broader
confirmation

nounprogram listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs

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software documentation
Broader
softwaresoftware programcomputer software

noundocumentary validation

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support
Broader
validationproofsubstantiation
Also see
certificationcorroborationsupport

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

documentation · noun

  1. Medieval Latindocumentātio
  2. Englishdocumentation

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

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documentation · noun

  1. GermanDokumentation
  2. GermanDokumentation
  3. Englishdocumentation

Borrowed from German Dokumentation.

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Translations

Arabic وَثَائِق
  • وَثَائِق (waṯāʔiq)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Bengali নথিপত্র
  • নথিপত্র (nothipotro)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Bulgarian документа́ция
  • документа́ция (dokumentácija)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Catalan documentació
  • documentaciódocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Chinese Mandarin 文檔 /文档, 文件
  • 文檔 /文档 (wéndàng)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • 文件 (wénjiàn)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Czech dokumentace
  • dokumentacedocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Danish dokumentation
  • dokumentationdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Dutch documentatie
  • documentatiedocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Esperanto dokumentaro
  • dokumentarodocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Finnish kirjaaminen, dokumentointi
  • kirjaaminensomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • dokumentointisomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • ohjekirjadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • opasdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • dokumentaatiodocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
French documentation
  • documentationdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
German Dokumentation
  • Dokumentationdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Greek τεκμηρίωση
  • τεκμηρίωση (tekmiríosi)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hebrew תיעוד, תִּעוּד
  • תיעודsomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • תִּעוּד (ti'úd)something transposed from a thought to a document
  • תיעודdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • תִּעוּד (ti'úd)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hindi प्रलेखन, प्रलेखन
  • प्रलेखन (pralekhan)something transposed from a thought to a document
  • प्रलेखन (pralekhan)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hungarian dokumentáció
  • dokumentációdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Icelandic hjálparskjöl
  • hjálparskjöldocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Indonesian dokumentasi, pendokumentasian
  • dokumentasisomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • pendokumentasiansomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • dokumentasidocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Irish cáipéisí, cáipéisíocht
  • cáipéisídocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • cáipéisíochtdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Italian documentazione
  • documentazionedocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Japanese 文書, ドキュメンテーション
  • 文書 (bunsho)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • ドキュメンテーション (dokyumentēshon)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Korean 문서, 문서화
  • 문서 (munseo)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
  • 문서화 (munseohwa)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Latvian dokumentācija
  • dokumentācijadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Lithuanian dokumentacija
  • dokumentacijadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Malay dokumentasi
  • dokumentasidocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Māori mauhanga, mauhanga
  • mauhangasomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • mauhangadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Norwegian Bokmål dokumentasjon, dokumentasjon
  • dokumentasjonsomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • dokumentasjondocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Norwegian Nynorsk dokumentasjon
  • dokumentasjonsomething transposed from a thought to a document
Polish dokumentacja
  • dokumentacjadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Portuguese documentação
  • documentaçãodocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Punjabi ਡੌਕੂਮੈਂਟ
  • ਡੌਕੂਮੈਂਟ (ḍaukūmaiṇṭ)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Romanian documentație
  • documentațiedocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Russian документа́ция, документа́ция
  • документа́ция (dokumentácija)something transposed from a thought to a document
  • документа́ция (dokumentácija)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Slovak dokumentácia
  • dokumentáciadocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Spanish documentación, documentación
  • documentaciónsomething transposed from a thought to a document
  • documentacióndocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Swedish dokumentation
  • dokumentationdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Tagalog dokumentasyon
  • dokumentasyonsomething transposed from a thought to a document
Tamil ஆவணமாக்கம்
  • ஆவணமாக்கம் (āvaṇamākkam)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Thai เอกสาร
  • เอกสาร (èek-gà-sǎan)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Turkish belgebilim
  • belgebilimdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Ukrainian документа́ція
  • документа́ція (dokumentácija)documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Welsh dogfennaeth
  • dogfennaethdocuments that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with documentation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA

documentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentation

MLA

“documentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “documentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentation.

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