document

Definition

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.

Example Sentences

• "Saint Luke […] collected them from such documents and testimonies as he […] judged to be authentic."
• "If a morsel of food fell off your plate, the advice of one contemporary document was to pick it up, make the sign of the cross over it, season it well - and then eat it."
• "That exception is the HTML <IMG> tag–which transcludes an image into the context of the document. The image itself is neither embedded within the document nor copied—it is transcluded."

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