documentation
noun
doc·u·men·ta·tion
ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
1
: the act or an instance of furnishing or authenticating with documents
2
a
: the provision of documents in substantiation
also
: documentary evidence
b(1)
: the use of historical documents
(2)
: conformity to historical or objective facts
(3)
: the provision of footnotes, appendices, or addenda referring to or containing documentary evidence
4
: the usually printed instructions, comments, and information for using a particular piece or system of computer software or hardware
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You cannot visit the country unless you have the proper documentation.
Keep your receipts as documentation of your purchases.
Can you provide documentation of the claims you're making?
The program's documentation is poorly written.
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Studio walked you through your first project, but the documentation does a decent enough job of answering many questions.
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Proper documentation of training data and design decisions ensures transparency, and ethical oversight through bias audits maintains fairness.
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The documentation has been key because, despite visible signs of serious violations of existing ecological regulations, and multiple cases of cancer among residents, the movement lacked hard data and reliable, independent information sources.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Studio walked you through your first project, but the documentation does a decent enough job of answering many questions.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Proper documentation of training data and design decisions ensures transparency, and ethical oversight through bias audits maintains fairness.
—Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The documentation has been key because, despite visible signs of serious violations of existing ecological regulations, and multiple cases of cancer among residents, the movement lacked hard data and reliable, independent information sources.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for documentation
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documentation
noun
doc·u·men·ta·tion
ˌdäk-yə-mən-ˈtā-shən
-ˌmen-
1
: the providing of documents as proof
2
: evidence in the form of documents
3
: written instructions for using a computer or computer program
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