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document

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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Related source terms

written documentpapers

Other meanings

2. noun

anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

3. noun

a written account of ownership or obligation

4. noun

(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

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