Definition of DOCUMENTATION

documentation

Plural: documentations

Noun

  • confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
  • program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
  • documentary validation
    • "his documentation of the results was excellent"
  • Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
  • Documentary evidence and sources.
  • Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
  • Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.
  • A documentary.

Origin / Etymology

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

Synonyms

certification, corroboration, software documentation, support

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