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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Document \Doc"u*ment\, v. t.
1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]
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I am finely documented by my own daughter. --
Dryden.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English document \doc"u*ment\ (d[o^]k"[-u]*ment), n. [LL. documentum,
fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]
1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth;
precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]
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Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap
or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. --
I. Watts.
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2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]
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They were forth with stoned to death, as a document
to others. -- Sir W.
Raleigh.
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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.
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Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents
and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.
--Paley.
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WordNet document
n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of
an official nature) [syn: written document, papers]
2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking
by means of symbolic marks
3: a written account of ownership or obligation
4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and
possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII
characters [syn: text file]
v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of
their child's development"
2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your
claims?"

Moby Dictionary
adduce , affirm , anatomize , archives , article , atomize , attest ,
authenticate , autograph , back , back up , bear out , blank , bolster ,
brainchild , buttress , call to mind , certificate , certify ,
chirograph , chronicle , circumstantiate , cite , cite a particular ,
composition , computer printout , confirm , copy , corroborate ,
demonstrate , descend to particulars , describe , detail , docket ,
dossier , draft , edited version , engrossment , enter into detail ,
essay , evidence , example , exemplify , fair copy , fiction , file ,
final draft , finished version , first draft , flimsy , form , fortify ,
give a for-instance , give full particulars , holograph , illustrate ,
instance , instrument , itemize , legal document , legal instrument ,
legal paper , letter , literae scriptae , literary artefact ,
literary production , literature , lucubration , manuscript , matter ,
monument , name , nonfiction , official document , opus , original ,
paper , papers , parchment , particularize , penscript , personal file ,
piece , piece of writing , play , poem , printed matter , printout ,
probate , production , prove , quote , ratify , reading matter ,
recension , record , reinforce , report , roll , screed , scrip , script ,
scrive , scroll , second draft , specify , spell out , strengthen ,
substantiate , support , sustain , testimony , the written word ,
transcript , transcription , typescript , undergird , uphold , validate ,
verify , version , warrant , work , writ , writing

FOLDOC document

A term used on some systems (e.g. Intermedia) for a
hypertext node. It is sometimes used for a collection of
nodes on related topics, possibly stored or distributed as
one.