- anything serving as a representation of a person''s thinking by means of symbolic marks

- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters

- a written account of ownership or obligation

- support or supply with references
"Can you document your claims?"

- record in detail
"The parents documented every step of their child''s development"

1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]

"Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time." -- I. Watts.

2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]

"They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others." -- Sir W. Raleigh.

3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.

"Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic." -- Paley.

1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]

"I am finely documented by my own daughter." -- Dryden.

2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.