documentation

Meaning

1. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
2. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Documentary evidence and sources.
3. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
4. (countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable) Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.

Synonyms

software documentation

certification

documents

corroboration

support

literature

manuscript

material

paper

papers

record

recording

reference

software

texts

writing

matters for identification

bill

record-keeping

deed

doc

document

identity papers

Translations

documentation

documentación

documentazione

Dokumentation

documentação

documentatie

documentació

τεκμηρίωση

documentacion

توثيق

document

documentação do suporte lógico

Urkunden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.