Meaning & use

Documenting

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Recording something in written, photographic, or other form to provide evidence or a detailed account of it.

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The scientists spent months documenting the migration patterns of the whales.

She kept a journal documenting her recovery after the surgery.

A note on using this word

The base verb is 'document,' derived from the noun meaning an official written record.

Words with a similar meaning

recordingchroniclinglogging

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