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doc·u·men·ta·tion  audio  (dky-mn-tshn) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. The act or an instance of the supplying of documents or supporting references or records.
    2. The documents or references so supplied.
  2. The collation, synopsizing, and coding of printed material for future reference.
  3. Computer Science The organized collection of records that describe the structure, purpose, operation, maintenance, and data requirements for a computer program, operating system, or hardware device.


OTHER FORMS:
docu·men·tation·al(Adjective)


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