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Added 9 October 2026

documentation

/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: documentātio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about documentation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

noun

A documentary.

Origin

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

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