Documentation

Definition: Documentation

Documentation

Noun

1. Confirmation that some fact or statement is true.

2. Program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs.

3. Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones".

Domain	Definition
Computing	Documentation n. The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also tree-killer). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it; they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on this predilection is "You can't grep dead trees". See drool-proof paper, verbiage, treeware. Source: Jargon File.
Math	See DATA SET DOCUMENTATION. (references)
Nuclear Energy & Physics	Recorded or pictorial information describing, defining, specifying, reporting or certifying activities, requirements, procedures or results related to quality assurance. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

In general terms, documentation is any communicable material (such as text, video, audio, etc., or combination thereof) used to explain some attributes of an object or system. It is often used to mean software documentation, which is usually paper books or readable computer files (such as HTML pages) that describe how to operate computer programs.

A person who writes documentation is a documenter. Normally, documenters are trained or have a background in technical writing, along with some knowledge of the subject they are documenting.

Documentation is often referred to as the "boring side" of engineering, or considered a necessary evil. This is largely unavoidable since most engineers prefer to build things instead of to document them, and being implicit experts in what they have built, they have little motivation in documenting their creations so that others may understand them.

The term RTFM is often used in regard to documentation.

Types of documentation include FAQ, HowTo, guide.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
DOCSTEP	English	Product documentation creation and management using STEP	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Documentation

Synonyms: certification (n), corroboration (n), software documentation (n), support (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Documentation

English words defined with "documentation": certified ♦ direct trust ♦ express trust ♦ package ♦ qualified ♦ software, software package, software system, support ♦ uncertified, unwritten. (references)

Specialty definitions using "documentation": DOCUMENTATION ENGINEER, DOCUMENTATION SUPERVISOR ♦ Plain Old Documentation ♦ Technical documentation. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Documentation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (documentation, documents, papers).

Domain	Usage
Clever	Software documentation (references; author: unknown)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Handbook of Home Health Standards and Documentation -- Guidelines for Reimbursement (reference) Managing Time and Space in the Modern Warehouse: With Ready-To-Use Forms, Checklists & Documentation (reference) Managing Your Documentation Projects (reference) Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 Documentation (reference) The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Research Papers (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	African Research & Documentation (reference) Amecea Documentation Service (reference) Annuaire De Statistique Et De Documentation (reference) Ato Dokyumenteshon Kenkyu = Bulletin Of Japan Art Documentation Society (reference) Bulletin For International Fiscal Documentation (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Blunt Force, Sharp Force, & Pattern Injury: Examination, Interpretation, Documentation (reference) Gunshot Wounds: Examination, Interpretation, Documentation (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	End of a Decade: Documentation (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	HOT SWAP HDD DOCUMENTATION (reference) HP LPR DOCUMENTATION KIT-SEP (reference) NETID V4.0 DOCUMENTATION SET. (reference) On Line Documentation Crom (reference) OPENSERVER R5.0.4 DOCUMENTATION (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Nimbus-7 CZCS Global and Regional Data Sets and Documentation. Credit: NASA.		Figure 43. Bergius pneumatic sounder. No documentation could be found for the design, construction, or testing of this instrument. It is probable that this instrument was created in the early Twentieth Century by Friedrich Bergius, a 1931 Nobel Prize winner, for study of high pressure chemical reactions. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	North elevation looking southwest. Photograph by Walter Smalling, 1977. (Reproduction Number: HABS, DC,WASH,166-12 (CT)) Frederick Douglass, a powerful and influential runaway slave, abolitionist, editor, and statesman, purchased this house in 1877. It was preserved as a memorial to Douglass after his death in 1895. The National Park Service restored the house in 1971-72, utilizing HABS documentation that had been produced in 1963-64. Today, the Frederick Douglass House is a popular and heavily visited site for those studying American history. Credit: Library of Congress.		Measured drawing delineated by J. C. Halden. (Reproduction Number: HABS, MASS,5-ANNI,3- Sheet 4 of 6) While most of the documentation in the HABS and HAER collections records individual sites, there are fascinating examples of buildings recorded within their environmental context. These cultural landscapes show the visual and functional relationship among buildings. In this instance, the location and arrangement of the eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings was closely tied to the transportation and commercial opportunities the New England fishing village waterfront presented. Credit: Library of Congress.
	A now uncommon and romantic building type, the Beebe Windmill provided mechanization to the grinding of grain. This rare survivor teaches us about the evolution of industrial technologies and the ingenuity of early American craftsman who fashioned the moving parts out of the most readily available material at hand, wood. HABS and HAER documentation provides information for the care and maintenance of structures for which the original drawings typically do not survive. The formats of HAER documentation for this windmill include a written history, photographs, and measured drawings. The selected drawings and photographs shown here demonstrate how the nformation in each format can supplement the other. The photographs record information as the camera sees it in a one-point perspective. The drawings illustrate the grain mill and clarify how its parts fit together, what dimensions they are, and how they interact to grind the grain. West elevation. Photograph by Jet Lowe, 1978. (Reproduction Number: HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-1). Credit: Library of Congress.		["SS Documentation in bottle..."] / Clara Ernst. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	* Bibliothèque * Centre de documentation : Santé de la mère et de l'enfant Nutrition. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		No documentation of signs establishing more than one white matter lesion. (references)
		There is no documentation that FFP has a beneficial effect when used as part of the transfusion management of patients with massive hemorrhage. (references)
		Once a strategy is adopted, personnel must be trained, equipment and supplies obtained, procedures and policies prepared and validated, and appropriate documentation prepared. (references)
Business		This can be the regular documentation used to bill any customer. (references)
		SCT sends to COFETEL all the documentation for it review and analysis. (references)
		Within this period SCT can ask the applicant to submit more documentation. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kenya	Many vehicles often are in disrepair, and many drivers often lack required documentation. (references)
	Angola	Neto was arrested and interrogated on July 7, and his documentation and equipment was confiscated. (references)
	Macedonia	During the fall, border guards were more lenient about persons entering without proper documentation. (references)
Economic History	Italy	They are freely remittable, subject to documentation requirements. (references)
	Guatemala	Customs documentation shows these as imports from Panama or Mexico. (references)
	Senegal	Sales promotion material and technical documentation should be in French. (references)
Human Rights	Guatemala	Of the nearly 45,000 cases of disappearances noted by the CEH, the Mutual Support Group alone has documentation of some 10,000 cases. (references)
	Slovak Republic	In November 1999, Minister of Justice Jan Carnogursky established a Department for the Documentation of Crimes committed by the communist regime. (references)
	Japan	A Justice Ministry regulation permits detention house officials to limit the amount of documentation related to ongoing court cases retained by prisoners. (references)
Indigenous People	Paraguay	Furthermore, many indigenous people find it difficult to travel to the capital to solicit land titles or process the required documentation for land ownership. (references)
	Cameroon	An estimated 95 percent of Pygmies did not have national identity cards; most Pygmies can not afford or provide the necessary documentation to obtain the identification, which is required to vote in national elections. (references)
	Thailand	Members of hilltribes without proper documentation, who account for approximately half the estimated 700,000 to 880,000 such persons, still face restrictions on their movement, may not own land, and are not protected by labor laws, including minimum wage requirements. (references)
Minorities	Dominican Republic	Some parents fail to seek documentation due to fear of being deported. (references)
	Kazakhstan	This lack of documentation prohibits travel outside the village, enrollment in institutes and universities, and employment. (references)
	Bhutan	In many cases, persons were unable to produce the documentation necessary, such as land tax receipts from 1958, to show residency. (references)
Political Economy	ROMANIA	Government approval of joint ventures requires extensive documentation. (references)
	BULGARIA	Problems cited by U.S. companies include excessive documentation requirements, slow processing of shipments, and corruption. (references)
	COSTA RICA	Documentation and labeling of U.S. exports to Costa Rica must use the metric system and contain specific information in Spanish. (references)
Political Rights	Guatemala	A significant percentage of the rural poor population lacks the documentation needed to register to vote. (references)
	Lesotho	The Commission stated that the documentation was in such disarray that it could not prove that fraud had not occurred. (references)
Trade	Hong Kong	U.S. standard trade documentation is acceptable. (references)
Travel	South Africa	All documentation is presently printed in English and Afrikaans. (references)
	Russia	Failure to present proper documentation can lead to detention and/or fines. (references)
	Spain	Laptop computers for personal/business use do not require any special documentation. (references)
Women	India	The Committee notes that inability to prove those important events by documentation prevents effective implementation of laws that protect girls from sexual exploitation and trafficking, child labor and forced or early marriage." Dalit ("untouchable" caste) women have been stripped naked by mobs, and paraded around in public to humiliate Dalits who offend other castes. (references)
Worker Rights	Romania	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides documentation for victim repatriation. (references)
	Laos	Some victims are punished for improper documentation or for crossing the border illegally. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Documentation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.83% of the time. "Documentation" is used about 1,179 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.83%	1,177	6,560
Unclassified Items	0.08%	1	339,140
Noun (common)	0.08%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,179	N/A

Expressions using "documentation": documentation officer ♦ documentation on aeronautics ♦ documentation unit ) ♦ flight documentation ♦ Linux Documentation Project ♦ military geographic documentation ♦ Pharmaceutical Documentation Ring ♦ plain Old Documentation ♦ software documentation. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "documentation": photo-documentation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "documentation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		dokumentim (certification). (various references)

Arabic		‏توثيق (registration), ‏بينة موثقة. (various references)

Bulgarian		документация, документиране (record). (various references)

Chinese		文献 (literature). (various references)

Czech		dokumentace (material), dokladový materiál. (various references)

Danish		dokumentation (descriptive document, documentary evidence, evidence, records). (various references)

Dutch		documentatie (documents, records), bewijsstukken. (various references)

Finnish		dokumentointiprosessi (documentary process, documentation process), viitedokumentointi (bibliographic documentation, indirect documentation, literature documentation), liikkumattomien kuvien dokumentointi (documentation of pictures), informatiikka (information and documentation science, information science), filmitallenteiden dokumentointi (documentation of films). (various references)

French		documentation (documents). (various references)

German		dokumentation (records). (various references)

Greek		απόδειξη με έγγραφα, τεκμηρίωση (justification). (various references)

Hebrew		תעו�". (various references)

Hungarian		dokumentáció. (various references)

Indonesian		dokumentasi, pendokumenan. (various references)

Italian		documentazione (authentication, certification, documents). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ドイツ連邦共�'�国 (a do-it-yourself store, cancel at the last minute, Debussy, dock, docking, doctor, doctor course, doctrine, document, documental, documentary, documentary drama, dodecaphony, dodge ball, doeskin, dog racing, dogfight, doggie bag, dogma, dogmatic, dogmatism, dogmatist, doily, do-it-yourself, dominant, domino, donor, doom, doo-wop, dot, dot map, dot matrix, dot printer, dwell, dwelling, Federal Republic of Germany, referee's stop, thud, to be noisy, to make noise, yakuza sword). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ドキュメンテーション . (various references)

Korean		문서 � �시. (various references)

Manx		docamadys. (various references)

Pig Latin		ocumentationday

Portuguese		documentação (documents). (various references)

Romanian		documentare, documentaţie. (various references)

Russian		документация (documentation book, records). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		dokumentacija. (various references)

Spanish		documentación (documents, ship's papers). (various references)

Swedish		dokumentation (documention). (various references)

Thai		การเตรียมเอกสาร. (various references)

Turkish		belgelerle kanıtlama, belgeleme (authentication, certification, documenting). (various references)

Ukrainian		документація. (various references)

Vietnamese		sự dẫn chứng bằng tư liệu sự đưa ra t� i liệu, sự cung cấp t� i liệu, sự chứng minh bằng t� i liệu. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "documentation": documentational, documentations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Documentation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: decumentation, documaentation, documentazione, documention, occidentation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "documentation" (pronounced dÄ'kyumentā"shun or dÄ'kyuwmentā"shun)
10	-y u m e n t ā" sh u n	argumentation.
9	-u m e n t ā" sh u n	implementation, ornamentation, regimentation.
8	-m e n t ā" sh u n	augmentation.
7	-e n t ā" sh u n	misrepresentation, orientation, ostentation, representation.
6	-n t ā" sh u n	confrontation, disorientation, experimentation, fermentation, fragmentation, implantation, incantation, indentation, instrumentation, pigmentation, plantation, presentation, recantation, sedimentation, segmentation, transplantation.
5	-t ā" sh u n	accreditation, adaptation, affectation, agitation, amputation, annotation, cetacean, citation, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, connotation, consultation, crustacean, decapitation, deforestation, deportation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, disputation, dissertation, equitation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, exploitation, facilitation, flirtation, flotation, gestation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, importation, imputation, incapacitation, incrustation, infestation, inhabitation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, lactation, levitation, limitation, manifestation, meditation, misinterpretation, molestation, mutation, notation, palpitation, permutation, precipitation, premeditation, protestation, quotation, recitation, reforestation, refutation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, reputation, resuscitation, rotation, sanitation, solicitation, station, superstation, temptation, transportation, vegetation, visitation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
8	-m e n t ā" sh u n	argumentation, augmentation, implementation, ornamentation, regimentation.
7	-e n t ā" sh u n	misrepresentation, orientation, ostentation, representation.
6	-n t ā" sh u n	confrontation, disorientation, experimentation, fermentation, fragmentation, implantation, incantation, indentation, instrumentation, pigmentation, plantation, presentation, recantation, sedimentation, segmentation, transplantation.
5	-t ā" sh u n	accreditation, adaptation, affectation, agitation, amputation, annotation, cetacean, citation, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, connotation, consultation, crustacean, decapitation, deforestation, deportation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, disputation, dissertation, equitation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, exploitation, facilitation, flirtation, flotation, gestation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, importation, imputation, incapacitation, incrustation, infestation, inhabitation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, lactation, levitation, limitation, manifestation, meditation, misinterpretation, molestation, mutation, notation, palpitation, permutation, precipitation, premeditation, protestation, quotation, recitation, reforestation, refutation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, reputation, resuscitation, rotation, sanitation, solicitation, station, superstation, temptation, transportation, vegetation, visitation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-t-t-u"
	-3 letters: codominant, continuate, denotation, detonation.
	-4 letters: anticodon, auctioned, autonomic, cautioned, condiment, contained, continued, dominance, education, intonated, mendicant, mentation, nominated, nonatomic, outmanned, tunicated, unnoticed, untainted.
	-5 letters: aconitum, amounted, anconoid, anointed, antidote, antinode, autocoid, cantoned, catenoid, coattend, coinmate, comedian, conation, connoted, continua, continue, continuo, cotenant, cottoned, countian, daemonic, demoniac, demonian, demotion, document, dominant, dominate, donation, dotation.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: documentations.
	+2 letters: documentational.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 6F 63 75 6D 65 6E 74 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101111 01100011 01110101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#111 &#99 &#117 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 006F 0063 0075 006D 0065 006E 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
documentation	241	automatic code documentation	19
mla documentation	186	java documentation	19
business continuity documentation planning	171	apa style documentation	19
online documentation	151	mla style documentation	19
nursing documentation	90	coast guard documentation	18
apa documentation	68	system documentation	18
case documentation electronic law medical nursing record	53	parenthetical documentation	18
technical documentation	50	html documentation	15
linux documentation project	43	project documentation	13
vessel documentation	42	boat documentation	13
software documentation	40	bretagne documentation la sur	12
documentation resume sap technical	39	no documentation mortgage	12
emr documentation requirement software	33	java script documentation	12
linux documentation	26	c++ documentation	12
national vessel documentation center	25	software documentation tool	12
oracle documentation	24	process documentation	12
medical documentation	24	documentation requirement software	11
export documentation	21	physical therapy documentation	11
clinical documentation	20	php documentation	11
no documentation loan	20	on line documentation	11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Documentation

Definition: Documentation

Documentation

Noun

Specialty Definition: Documentation

Specialty Definition: Documentation

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Documentation

Synonyms: Documentation

Crosswords: Documentation

Modern Usage: Documentation

Clever

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Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

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High Tech

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Photo Album: Documentation

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Expression: Documentation

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Documentation

Modern Translation: Documentation

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Documentation

44 6F 63 75 6D 65 6E 74 61 74 69 6F 6E

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01000100 01101111 01100011 01110101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

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