Dictionary entry details
• DOCUMENT (noun)
Meaning:
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
document; papers; written document
Hypernyms ("document" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Meronyms (parts of "document"):
article; clause (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
preamble (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "document"):
papyrus (a document written on papyrus)
patent; patent of invention (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)
platform; political platform; political program; program (a document stating the aims and principles of a political party)
resignation (a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign)
declaration; resolution; resolve (a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)
source (a document (or organization) from which information is obtained)
specification ((patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention)
voucher (a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure)
report; study; written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
form (a printed document with spaces in which to write)
enclosure; inclosure (something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter)
articles of incorporation (a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation)
ballot (a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting)
brevet (a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay))
capitualtion (a document containing the terms of surrender)
certificate; certification; credential; credentials (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
charter (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
commercial document; commercial instrument (a document of or relating to commerce)
confession (a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party)
copyright; right of first publication (a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work)
Meaning:
Anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("document" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "document"):
letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)
Meaning:
A written account of ownership or obligation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("document" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "document"):
letter of credit (a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit)
certificate of indebtedness; debt instrument (a written promise to repay a debt)
quittance (a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt)
record (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction)
Meaning:
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
text file; document
Hypernyms ("document" is a kind of...):
computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "document"):
ASCII text file (a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting)
web page; webpage (a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser)
• DOCUMENT (verb)
Meaning:
Record in detail
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The parents documented every step of their child's development
Hypernyms (to "document" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Support or supply with references
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
Can you document your claims?
Hypernyms (to "document" is one way to...):
affirm; confirm; corroborate; substantiate; support; sustain (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "document"):
source (specify the origin of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
