e-document

Computerized official record

An e-document is a document in electronic form rather than on paper—a PDF, word processing file, or other digital format.

The term appears mainly in legal, business, and government contexts where the distinction from physical documents matters: Submit the e-document through the online portal.

Also written as edocument or electronic document.

archive

repository

Place for storing things

indexing · classification · retrieval · registry · backup · retention · cataloging · timestamps · database · migration

digital

download

Remote-to-local data transfer

  • uploadTransfer data outward
  • cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
  • syncCoordinate timing or data

hyperlink · metadata · encryption · e-reader · tablet · Kindle · streaming · online · webpage · byte

format

PDF

Fixed-layout document format

presentation · ebook · HTML · EPUB · markup · template · editable · read-only · fillable · form

accessible

screenreader

Software vocalizing on-screen text

contrast · captioning · assistive · compliance · tagging · structured · remediation · inclusivity · usability

paperless

sustainability

Capacity to endure indefinitely

e-filing · dematerialization · automation · virtual · mobile

Opposites
medium/format

e-documenthard copy

Printed physical document

physical document · printed matter · printout · hardcopy · manuscript

technological era

e-documentmanuscript

Original text before publication

parchment · scroll · clay tablet · papyrus

Family

document, documents, documented, documenting, documentation, documentary, docent, doctrine, doctor

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G