retrodocumentation

noun

Documentation or writing considered historical, archaic, old-fashioned, or older in comparison to contemporary documentation or writing.

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Meanings

nounretrodocumentation (plural retrodocumentations)

plural retrodocumentations

  1. Documentation or writing considered historical, archaic, old-fashioned, or older in comparison to contemporary documentation or writing.

Origin

From retro- + documentation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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