The body of literature (e.g., test manuals, manual supplements, research reports, publications, technical reports, users’ guides, etc.) made available by publishers and test authors to support test use. Technical Working Group on Large-Scale Assessments for Special Education. (2005).
The instructions, tutorials, and reference information that provide the information a user needs in order to use a computer system or application.
Manuals, tutorials, and Help files that provide information that a user needs in order to use a computer system or software application.
Any material that aids users to overcome problems, make decisions and perform tasks more efficiently. Typical documentation includes printed user guides, reference manuals and online help.
Physical evidence, such as a written contract, that explains the responsibilities, rights, and duties of each party.
Material defining the process to be followed (e.g, quality manual, operator instructions, graphics, pictorials).
Instructions provided with software that includes steps required for installation and use of the product.
(ANSI) The aids provided for the understanding of the structure and intended uses of an information system or its components, such as flowcharts, textual material, and user manuals.
The set of manuals and/or other instructions written for the users of a computer system or application. Computer system documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial information as well as system functions.
Supporting documents (like manuals) for software. Sometimes this information is available online.
program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
The instruction manual for a piece of hardware or software.
instruction manuals that come with computer software and hardware.
A short ( 200 words) message explaining command line syntax should be displayed if the user enters no command line parameters.
Information issued by the publisher, creator, etc., with the resource, normally in the form of manuals or guides (sometimes electronic) describing how to initiate, operate, and maintain electronic resources and computer systems.
Manuals, handbooks, maintenance libraries, and other publications supplied with software or equipment or supplied in connection with services. Documentation may be offered in hardcopy or electronic format.
Descriptions of interface syntax and semantics intended for human consumption. This may include manual pages, info files, "Guides", README files and other forms. It explicitly does not include header or source files contents.
The creation or acquisition of documents to provide evidence of the creator, an event, or an activity. An organized series of descriptive documents explaining the operating system and software necessary to use and maintain a file and the arrangement, content and coding of the data which it contains.
Information for a PCB that explains the electromechanical design concept, types and quantities of parts and materials, special instructions, and revisions. Will include a Bill of Materials.
Another word for instruction manuals and tutoring.
information that describes, locates, and explains the significance of a historic property.
Written instructions, design diagrams, and support materials for a computer program.
The paperwork that goes with a computer system, explaining how it works.
Printed material which accompanies other materials (usually non-book), and which explains, gives instructions for use, or otherwise functions as a guide to the major materials.
The user's manual and other documents and information helpful to a user of a computer program. Documentation can be in printed form (such as a manual) and in electronic form (such as the on-line "Help system" available with virtually all modern computer applications software). When all else fails, read the documentation. Mary read the on-line documentation for her e-mail program by using the Help option in the menu bar. The "readme.txt" file included with the program documentation often has important information related to the latest updates to the program.
Formerly, and still used in some other countries to mean systematic collection, organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially scientific or technical. In the context of computers, the manual that explains hardware and software operation.
Instructions that come with a software program, which may include paper or electronic manuals, README files, and online help.
In general terms, documentation is any communicable material (such as text, video, audio, etc., or combinations thereof) used to explain some attributes of an object, system or procedure. It is often used to mean engineering or software documentation, which is usually paper books or computer readable files (such as HTML pages) that describe the structure and components, or on the other hand, operation, of a system/product.