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English Dictionary: documentation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for documentation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
documentation n confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence Synonym(s): documentation, certification, corroboration program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs Synonym(s): software documentation, documentation documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" Synonym(s): documentation, support
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
documentation n. The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it; they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
documentation The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it; they prefer theirs to be terse and {on-line}. A common comment on this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}. [{Jargon File}] (2003-10-25)