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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/
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General-American, dialectal:
/ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/
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General-American, dialectal:
/ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/
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Canada, dialectal:
/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/
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Australian:
/ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/
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New-Zealand:
/ˌdɒkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/
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New-Zealand:
[ˌdɔ̟kjʊmenˈtæɪʃən]
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET:
D AA2 K Y AH0 M EH0 N T EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2:
D AA2 K Y UW0 M EH0 N T EY1 SH AH0 N
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Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Documentary evidence and sources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable
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Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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A documentary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: non-native speakers' English
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documentary validation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his documentation of the results was excellent the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
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Synonyms: support
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: validation, proof, substantiation
program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: software documentation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: certification, corroboration
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Broader terms: confirmation
From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.
Borrowed from German Dokumentation.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish :
kirjaaminen
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Finnish :
dokumentointi
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Georgian :
დოკუმენტაცია
(doḳumenṭacia)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Gujarati :
દસ્તાવેજીકરણ
(dastāvejīkraṇ)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Hebrew :
תיעוד
(tiʿúd)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Hindi :
प्रलेखन
(pralekhan)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Indonesian :
dokumentasi
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Indonesian :
pendokumentasian
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Khmer :
ឯកសារកម្ម
(ʼékâsarkmâm)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Māori :
mauhanga
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Norman :
dotchûmentâtion
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Norwegian Bokmål :
dokumentasjon
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Norwegian Nynorsk :
dokumentasjon
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Russian :
документа́ция
(dokumentácija)
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Spanish :
documentación
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Tagalog :
dokumentasyon
— something transposed from a thought to a document
Albanian :
dokumentimi
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Arabic :
وَثَائِق
(waṯāʔiq)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Assamese :
আলেখ্যন
(alekhyon)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Asturian :
documentación
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Baluchi :
نوشتانک
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Belarusian :
дакумента́цыя
(dakumjentácyja)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Bengali :
নথিপত্র
(nothipotro)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Bulgarian :
документа́ция
(dokumentácija)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Catalan :
documentació
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Chinese Mandarin :
文檔 /文档
(wéndàng)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Chinese Mandarin :
文件
(wénjiàn)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Czech :
dokumentace
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Danish :
dokumentation
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Dutch :
documentatie
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Esperanto :
dokumentaro
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Finnish :
ohjekirja
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Finnish :
opas
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Finnish :
dokumentaatio
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
French :
documentation
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Galician :
documentación
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Georgian :
დოკუმენტაცია
(doḳumenṭacia)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
German :
Dokumentation
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Greek :
τεκμηρίωση
(tekmiríosi)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Gujarati :
દસ્તાવેજ
(dastāvej)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Gujarati :
દસ્તાવેજીકરણ
(dastāvejīkraṇ)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hebrew :
תיעוד
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hindi :
प्रलेखन
(pralekhan)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Hungarian :
dokumentáció
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Icelandic :
hjálparskjöl
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Ido :
dokumentigo
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Indonesian :
dokumentasi
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Irish :
cáipéisí
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Irish :
cáipéisíocht
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Italian :
documentazione
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Japanese :
文書
(bunsho)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Japanese :
ドキュメンテーション
(dokyumentēshon)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Kannada :
ದಸ್ತಾವೇಜು
(dastāvēju)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Khmer :
ឯកសារកម្ម
(ʼékâsarkmâm)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Korean :
문서
(munseo)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Latvian :
dokumentācija
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Lithuanian :
dokumentacija
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Macedonian :
документација
(dokumentacija)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Malay :
dokumentasi
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Malayalam :
വിവരണക്കുറിപ്പുകള്
(vivaraṇakkuṟippukaḷ)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Māori :
mauhanga
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Marathi :
दस्तऐवजीकरण
(dastaivjīkraṇ)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Norman :
dotchûmentâtion
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Norwegian Bokmål :
dokumentasjon
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Occitan :
documentacion
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Odia :
ଦଲିଲଗୁଡ଼ିକ
(dalilaguṛika)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Persian :
مستندات
(mostanadât)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Polish :
dokumentacja
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Portuguese :
documentação
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Punjabi :
ਡੌਕੂਮੈਂਟ
(ḍaukūmaiṇṭ)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Romanian :
documentație
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Russian :
документа́ция
(dokumentácija)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Serbo-Croatian :
документација
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Serbo-Croatian :
dokumentacija
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Slovak :
dokumentácia
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Slovene :
dokumentacija
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Spanish :
documentación
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Swedish :
dokumentation
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Tajik :
санадҳо
(sanadho)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Tamil :
ஆவணமாக்கம்
(āvaṇamākkam)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Telugu :
పత్రికీకరణ
(patrikīkaraṇa)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Thai :
เอกสารการใช้งาน
(àyk săan gaan chái ngaan)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Turkish :
belgebilim
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Ukrainian :
документа́ція
(dokumentácija)
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program
Welsh :
dogfennaeth
— documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program