Technology / B1

DOK-yoom-uh-nt/ˈdɒkjumənt/

A document is an official paper or computer file that gives information: sign a document; legal documents; a Word document. A paper can be a newspaper or an essay; a file is often the computer container. Documentation is the set of documents. Document can also be a verb: document the process. Official / confidential / supporting documents are exam collocations.

Meaning

An official paper or computer file that gives information.

Examples

• “Please sign the document before you leave.”
• “Keep a copy of every important document.”
• “The lawyer asked for three documents as proof.”

Good to know

sign / official documents. Computer: a file / a Word document. Verb: document. Set: documentation.

Near in meaning

paper

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