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Document

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/nounCore term

In office & administration, document means: A piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.

In Turkish: belge, evrak, doküman

How it is used

A general word for papers and files of all kinds: "supporting documents", "official documents", "a Word document". As a verb, to document something is to record it in writing.

Example sentences

  1. Please bring your ID and the signed documents to reception.

  2. I've saved the document in the HR folder so everyone can edit it.

Common collocations

  • sign a document
  • supporting documents
  • official document
  • shared document
  • draft a document
  • fileTo put a document in its correct place, such as a folder, cabinet or computer system, so that it can be found again easily.
  • paperworkThe forms, letters, records and other documents that must be prepared, completed or checked as part of a job or process.
  • hard copyA version of a document printed on paper, as opposed to an electronic version stored on a computer.
  • confidentialPrivate and meant to be seen only by certain people, such as salary details, contracts or personal information about staff and clients.
  • templateA ready-made file with a fixed layout and standard text, used as a starting point so that similar documents look the same and take less time.

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