documentation

documentation
/dok'yeuh men tay"sheuhn, -meuhn-/, n.
1. the use of documentary evidence.
2. a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article.
3. Computers. manuals, listings, diagrams, and other hard- or soft-copy written and graphic materials that describe the use, operation, maintenance, or design of software or hardware: The documentation for the driver program is displayed on the screen.
[1745-55; DOCUMENT + -ATION]

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