document
File with information
A document is a piece of written or printed matter containing information or evidence: legal documents, historical documents, government documents.
The word emphasizes official or formal status—a scribbled note isn't usually called a document, but a signed contract is.
In computing, document extends to any file: word processing documents, PDFs, spreadsheets.
To document something is to record it systematically: She documented every step of the process.
Documentation means supporting records or, in technical contexts, instructional materials for software.
Preserved account or achievement
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- logSectioned tree trunk
- ledgerFinancial record book
- transcriptVerbatim written account
minutes · chronicle · journal · docket · annals · registry · inventory · roll
Stored collection of data
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
scan · email · spreadsheet · database · cloud · backup · server · encryption
Pressed pulp for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- scrollWound document of parchment
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- codexAncient bound manuscript
folio · pamphlet · leaflet · brochure · booklet · photocopy · printout · hardcopy
Shape or document
- applicationFormal request document
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- worksheetExercise page for students
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
waiver · affidavit · declaration · petition · submission · intake · consent · release
Enforceable written agreement
- deedWritten property conveyance
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- agreementShared position between parties
statute · charter · decree · ordinance · amendment · covenant · settlement · notarized
Preliminary version of text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- editModify written material
- reviseAlter to improve
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
publish · format · typewritten · handwritten · copy · redact · annotate · footnote
Formal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- IDIdentity document abbreviation
permit · visa · credential · accreditation · certification · verification · authentication · authorization
Stored historical records
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- collectionGathered set of items
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
indexing · retrieval · classification · digitization · conservation · provenance · accession · special collections
record
Preserved account or achievement
transcript · minutes · chronicle · journal · docket · annals · registry · inventory · roll · entry
file
Stored collection of data
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
upload · scan · email · spreadsheet · database · cloud · backup · server · encryption · metadata
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- scrollWound document of parchment
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
codex · folio · pamphlet · leaflet · brochure · booklet · photocopy · printout · hardcopy · original
form
Shape or document
- applicationFormal request document
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- worksheetExercise page for students
template · waiver · affidavit · declaration · petition · submission · intake · consent · release · filing
contract
Enforceable written agreement
agreement · statute · charter · decree · ordinance · amendment · covenant · settlement · notarized · affidavit
draft
Preliminary version of text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- editModify written material
- reviseAlter to improve
proofread · publish · format · typewritten · handwritten · copy · redact · annotate · footnote · appendix
certificate
Formal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- licenseFormal grant of permission
ID · permit · visa · credential · accreditation · certification · verification · authentication · authorization · endorsement
archive
Stored historical records
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- collectionGathered set of items
cataloging · indexing · retrieval · classification · digitization · conservation · provenance · accession · special collections · holdings
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- textplain text, plaintext, text file, text editor, words
- textstext, book, article, essay, note
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- documentsnews, email, report, letter, file
documentguess
Estimate without certainty
conjecture · speculate · assume · surmise · presume
documentoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
verbal testimony · speech · oral testimony · spoken word · hearsay
- classified documentsFiles with access restrictions
- nature documentariesFilms about the natural world
- ancient documentVery old written record
- document creationGenerating written files
- nature documentaryFilm about wild environments
- travel documentsOfficial international transit credentials
documents, documentary, documented, documentation, documenting, undocumented, documentaries, documentable