documentation

IPA: dɑkjʌmɛntˈeɪʃʌn

Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
Documentary evidence and sources.
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.
(programming) Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code.
(non-native speakers' English) A documentary.

Examples of "documentation" in Sentences

This documentation is added to the snippet like this:
Anyone know what kind of documentation is required for a presidentail pardon?
It just launched today, so the documentation is a bit sketchy, but it looks very interesting so far.
Fidelity executives said they do not anticipate having to pay claims anyway, even if a court sets aside a foreclosure due to a defect in documentation or process.
Furthering what has become a reality show of a different sort, the Salahis said they would share what they called documentation of their White House invitation in the coming days.
Last spring, I was part of what we called our "documentation committee," a committee formed to thoroughly examine the version of school's charter application that was current at that time.