Thesaurus: document

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1. n. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
2. n. An example for instruction or warning.
3. n. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
4. v. t. To teach; to school.
5. v. t. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
6. n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
7. n. anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
8. n. a written account of ownership or obligation
9. n. (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
10. v. record in detail
11. v. support or supply with references
12. 1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.] Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. I. Watts. 2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.] They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others. Sir W. Raleigh. 3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol. Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic. Paley. 1. To teach; to school. [Obs.] I am finely documented by my own daughter. Dryden. 2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.