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documentation

 
/ˌdɑk·jə·menˈteɪ·ʃən/ n [U]

Definition

official papers, or written material that provides proof of something writing Documentation is also the process of providing proof for the things you write about and naming the texts that you use.
(Definition of documentation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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