n.
- The act or an instance of the supplying of documents or supporting references or records.
- The documents or references so supplied.
- The collation, synopsizing, and coding of printed material for future reference.
- Computer Science. The organized collection of records that describe the structure, purpose, operation, maintenance, and data requirements for a computer program, operating system, or hardware device.
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