Document meaning in English

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Definition

a document: a piece of paper or electronic data or text containing information noun
to document: to record, to report information verb

Examples

  • "The cursor can be used to scroll up and down in documents and web pages for example."
  • "I have faxed over some documents, which you should have received yesterday."
  • "I'm referring of course to the documents we discussed last week in Hong Kong."
  • "Bruno : Ah, by the way Horatio, while you are here, I have this little document I need you to sign, nothing important."
  • "We all know that we shouldn't leave our computers on standby and that we shouldn't print out emails and documents unless absolutely necessary."
  • "I wish there were enough room on my screen to display both documents at the same time!"
  • "If not, just have fun reading the official hiring policy document when it arrives."
  • "I checked my documents in the C-drive and it's empty!"
  • "I've got both documents open but I have to click between them."
  • "I faxed over some documents, which you should have received yesterday."
  • "Bob : The left button is used to select things: files, folders or documents, or to click on internet links, for example."
  • "Horatio : Document huh?"
  • "Send her the documents right away, and then arrange a meeting here next week for the three of us."
  • "It is used to open files, folders and documents."
  • "These records are legal documents and Bruno insisted that this laboratory comply with regulations."
  • "He seems like a bit of a character judging from the bite marks and crude drawings I found in parts of the original documents."
Exercise 1
Step 2 of the instructions contains the sentence: "be sure to close all other applications before performing installation".

Re-write this sentence without changing its meaning.

to close all other before installation.
Step 2 of the instructions contains the sentence: "be sure to close all other applications before performing installation".

Re-write this sentence without changing its meaning.

It is necessary 1 to close all other programs 2 before carrying out 3 installation.
1 It is necessary: This is the best choice here. "Be sure" is similar to "be certain" and is used in instructions to indicate that something is necessary. For example: "be sure to close the windows before you leave".
1 Try your best: This is not right. "Try your best" is less emphatic than "be sure". It indicates that something is advisable though not absolutely necessary. For example: "Try your best to phone me tonight but if you can't, I'll probably be available tomorrow".
1 It is not recommended: This is incorrect. "It is not recommended" is advice NOT to do something. It has the opposite meaning to "be sure".
2 programs: This is correct. An "application" is a computer program designed for a specific task or use. For example, MicroTosh Word is an application for producing written documents.
2 documents: This is incorrect. A "document" is a data file or piece of work created with an application (such as "spreadsheet" created with MicroTosh Exsmell) but it is not the application itself.
2 electrical devices: This is incorrect. An electrical device (such as a mobile phone or a lamp) is a piece of equipment designed to perform a special function. An electrical device is not the same thing as an application which is a piece of software on a computer. Note that we do not normally "close" electrical devices, it would be more correct to say "switch off" or "turn off".
3 carrying out: This is a right choice. To "carry out" means to effect, accomplish or complete. For example: "They carried out their plan without incident". This is the best replacement for "perform" here.
3 realising: This is not the best choice. To "realise" can mean to make real or give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.). For example: "One day I will realise my ambition of snowboarding with the Queen of England". However "realise an installation" is not idiomatic English.
3 accomplishing: This is incorrect. To "accomplish" can mean to succeed in doing or bring to pass. It is often used as a synonym of "to perform". However in this context, "to accomplish an installation" is unidiomatic and isn't the best choice.

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