Definition
The act of recording information in written, photographic, or other permanent form; creating official records or proof.
Etymology
From Latin documentum meaning 'lesson, proof,' from docere 'to teach.' The modern sense of creating systematic records developed during the bureaucratic expansion of the 17th-18th centuries.
Kelly Says
Before photography, documenting reality relied entirely on written descriptions and drawings - the camera revolutionized documentation by providing 'objective' evidence, though we now know photos can be just as subjective as words.
Translations
BNবাংলা
নথিভুক্ত
nōthibhukta
CSČeština
dokumentování
/dokumɛntɔvaːnɪ/
DADansk
dokumentere
/dɔkumɛnˈtɛːrə/
DEDeutsch
dokumentierend
/dokumɛntiˈʁɛnt/
ELΕλληνικά
τεκμηρίωση
tekmiríōsē
ESEspañol
documentando
do-ku-men-tan-do
FAفارسی
مستندسازی
mostanadsāzī
FISuomi
dokumentoiminen
/dokumɛntoimɪnɛn/
FRFrançais
documentant
/dɔkymɑ̃tɑ̃/
HIहिन्दी
दस्तावेजीकरण
dastāvejīkaraṇ
HUMagyar
dokumentálás
/dokumɛntaːlaːʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendokumentasikan
men-do-ku-men-ta-si-kan
IGIG
idebe akwụkwọ
i-de-be a-ku-ku-wo
ITItaliano
documentando
/dokumɛntɑndo/
MSBahasa Melayu
mendokumentasikan
men-do-ku-men-ta-si-kan
MYမြန်မာ
မှတ်တမ်းတင်ခြင်း
hmatʰaṅ tɪ́ɰ tɪ́ɰ
NLNederlands
documenteren
/dɔkymɛnˈteːrən/
NONorsk
dokumentere
/dɔkʉmɛnˈteːrə/
PLPolski
dokumentowanie
/dɔkumɛntɔˈvaɲɛ/
PTPortuguês
documentando
do-ku-men-tan-do
RORomână
documentare
/dokumɛnˈtare/
RUРусский
документируя
dokumyentiruya
SVSvenska
dokumentera
/dɔkʉmɛnˈteːra/
SWKiswahili
kuandika hati
ku-an-dika ha-ti
TAதமிழ்
ஆவணப்படுத்துதல்
āvaṇappaṭuttal
TEతెలుగు
దరఖాస్తు చేయడం
darakhāstu cēyaḍaṁ
THไทย
การบันทึก
kān banṭhuk
TLTL
pagsasagawa ng dokumento
pag-sa-sa-wa ng dok-yu-mento
TRTürkçe
belgeleme
be-lge-le-me
UKУкраїнська
документування
dokumentuvannya
VITiếng Việt
tài liệu hóa
tài liệu hóa