English noun: document |
1. | document (communication) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
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| Synonyms | papers, written document |
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| Broader (hypernym) | piece of writing, writing, written material |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ballot, brevet, capitulation, certificate, certification, charter, commercial document, commercial instrument, confession, copyright, credential, credentials, declaration, enclosure, form, inclosure, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, papyrus, patent, patent of invention, platform, political platform, political program, program, report, resignation, resolution, resolve, right of first publication, source, specification, study, voucher, written report |
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| Part holonym | article, clause, preamble |
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2. | document (artifact) anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks |
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| Broader (hypernym) | representation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | letter, missive |
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3. | document (possession) a written account of ownership or obligation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | communication |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, letter of credit, obligation, quittance, record |
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4. | document (communication) (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters |
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| Synonyms | text file |
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| Broader (hypernym) | computer file |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ASCII text file, web page, webpage |
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| Domain category | computer science, computing |
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