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EntityQ49848

Also known as doc · record

Subclass of: artificial object
, information resource
, information object
Part of: information bearing material artifact
, manifestation
, intellectual work
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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 etymology of the word "document" derives from the Latin documentum, which denotes a "teaching" or "lesson": the verb doceō denotes "to teach". Historically, the term "document" was usually used to indicate written proof useful as evidence of a truth or fact.

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AIDB. (2026). document (Q49848). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/document-Q49848