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DOCUMENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Documentary validation
Example:
the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
Synonyms:
documentation; support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("documentation" is a kind of...):
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
Derivation:
document (support or supply with references)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
Synonyms:
documentation; software documentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("documentation" is a kind of...):
computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((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)
Derivation:
document (record in detail)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
Synonyms:
certification; corroboration; documentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("documentation" is a kind of...):
confirmation (information that confirms or verifies)
Derivation:
document (support or supply with references)
Context examples:
EXAMPLE(S): In a Regulatory Product Submission (RPS) message, this identifies the file (with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)), which is part of the documentation.
(Document Version Uniform Resource Locator, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
It can also be characterized by documentation of ECG patterns associated with Brugada Syndrome, some of which may be unmasked when provoked with drugs.
(Brugada Syndrome Ventricular Arrhythmia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The relationship between two items of study-related documentation.
(Clinical Study Document Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
The biorepository has stringent guidelines regarding the standardized collection, handling, storage, and documentation of biological specimens.
(Biorepository, NCI Thesaurus)
A particular category of the relationship between two items of study-related documentation.
(Clinical Study Document Relationship Type, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifies whether the specificity (nature), frequency, or severity of an adverse event is consistent with the applicable study documentation (e.g., investigator's brochure, protocol document, or consent document) or product labeling (package insert).
(Adverse Event Expected Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
Monitor has medical authority for the checking data and documentation from the trial and for the evaluation of its safety aspects.
(Medical Monitor, NCI Thesaurus)
The letter often lists minor deficiencies in the product documentation that have to be corrected, often involves labeling changes, and possibly requests sponsor commitment to do post-approval studies.
(FDA Approval, NCI Thesaurus)
The repository has stringent guidelines regarding the standardized collection, handling, storage and documentation of biological specimens.
(Cancer Biobank, NCI Thesaurus)
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.
(Package, NCI Thesaurus)
