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3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: documentation n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true [syn: {certification}, {corroboration}] 2: program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs [syn: {software documentation}] 3: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones" [syn: {support}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 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 (13 Mar 01) [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}]
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