Doccument vs. Document — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman — Updated on August 25, 2023
"Doccument" is a mistaken spelling. The correct spelling is "Document," referring to a piece of written, printed, or electronic information.
Which is correct: Doccument or Document
How to spell Document?
Doccument
Incorrect Spelling
Document
Correct Spelling
Difference Between Doccument and Document
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Key Differences
Remember, "Document" has only one double letter, and that's "mm."
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Think of "doc" as short for "doctor," then simply add "ument."
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Recall popular software like "Microsoft Word" where you create a "document," not a "doccument."
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Visualize a singular document, emphasizing one "c."
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Associate "Document" with "moment" as they both have a single "m."
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Definitions
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Document➦
A written, printed, or electronic record providing information.
She provided the required document for verification.
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Document➦
Proof or evidence of something.
Photos serve as a document of our memories.
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Document➦
An original or official paper relied on as the basis of something.
The Constitution is a foundational document of the U.S.
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Document➦
A file created using a word processor or software application.
Save the document before exiting the program.
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Document➦
Something that serves as a representation of a person's thinking.
His journal is a document of his innermost thoughts.
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A document is a written, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin Documentum, which denotes a "teaching" or "lesson": the verb doceō denotes "to teach".
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Document➦
A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.
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Document➦
Record (something) in written, photographic, or other form
The photographer spent years documenting the lives of miners
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Document➦
A written or printed paper that bears the original, official, or legal form of something and can be used to furnish decisive evidence or information.
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Document➦
Something, such as a recording or a photograph, that can be used to furnish evidence or information.
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Document➦
(Computers) A piece of work created with an application, as with a word processor.
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Document➦
(Computers) A computer file that is not an executable file and contains data for use by applications.
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Document➦
Something, especially a material substance such as a coin bearing a revealing symbol or mark, that serves as proof or evidence.
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Document➦
To methodically record the details of
"I had thought long and logically about ... how to document the patterns of dolphin behavior" (Diana Reiss).
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Document➦
To support (an assertion or claim, for example) with evidence or decisive information.
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Document➦
To support (statements in a book, for example) with written references or citations; annotate.
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Document➦
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.
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Document➦
Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.
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Document➦
(obsolete) That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
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Document➦
To record in documents.
He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.
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Document➦
To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.
A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
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Document➦
That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time.
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Document➦
An example for instruction or warning.
They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others.
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Document➦
An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; - in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.
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Document➦
To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
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Document➦
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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Document➦
Anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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Document➦
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
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Document➦
Record in detail;
The parents documented every step of their child's development
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FAQs
What is the pronunciation of Document?
Document is pronounced as /ˈdɒk.juː.mənt/.
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What is the root word of Document?
The root is the Latin word "documentum."
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What is the verb form of Document?
"Document" as a verb means to record in detail.
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Which preposition is used with Document?
"On" is commonly used as in "information on the document."
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Why is it called Document?
Derived from Latin "documentum" meaning "lesson, proof," it came to mean something written that provides evidence.
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Is the word Document imperative?
No, unless used as a command e.g., "Document your findings!"
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Is the word “Document” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
It can be either, depending on its use in a sentence.
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Which conjunction is used with Document?
Any conjunction can be used, depending on the context.
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Is Document a vowel or consonant?
The word "document" contains both vowels and consonants.
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What is the opposite of Document?
There isn't a strict antonym, but in some contexts, "Destroy" or "Erase" might oppose the action of documenting.
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How is Document used in a sentence?
Please review the document carefully before signing.
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Which determiner is used with Document?
"this," "that," "my," "your," "our," etc.
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