Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun documentation
3 senses of documentation
Sense 1
documentation, certification, corroboration -- (confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence)
=> confirmation -- (information that confirms or verifies)
Sense 2
software documentation, documentation -- (program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs)
=> software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package -- ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand")
Sense 3
documentation, support -- (documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones")
=> validation, proof, substantiation -- (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)