documentation C1 Topic:Communication US /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #16523 Meanings 1 noun Written records or papers that prove or support something. You will need documentation to confirm your identity and address. 2 noun Written instructions that explain how a machine or piece of software works. The software comes with clear documentation for new users. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · written records or papers... certificationsupport 2 noun · written instructions that... software documentation Word family Forms documentations Derived forms docdocumentationale-documentationoverdocumentationphotodocumentationredocumentationteledocumentation Related forms document Common collocations software documentation Noun + noun Etymology AI details From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio. documentātio la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # documentation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 16523 ## Meanings 1. Written records or papers that prove or support something. 2. Written instructions that explain how a machine or piece of software works. ## Examples - You will need documentation to confirm your identity and address. - The software comes with clear documentation for new users. ## Derived Forms - doc - documentational - e-documentation - overdocumentation - photodocumentation - redocumentation - teledocumentation ## Related Forms - document ## Roots and Affixes - Root: documentātio ## Etymology From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio. ## AI Etymology Documentation comes from document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio. The historical chain includes documentātio (Medieval Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as doc, documentational, e-documentation, and overdocumentation and related forms such as document. In present use it covers written records or papers that prove or support something and written instructions that explain how a machine or piece of software works. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown