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Doco vs Document - What's the difference?

doco | document |

As nouns the difference between doco and document

is that doco is (uk|australian|informal) while document is an original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.

As a verb document is

to record in documents.

doco

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, Australian, informal)
  • * 1994 , , Classic Columns , page 144,
    • Seibert has many complaints about nature docos , not the least of which is the music that seems to suggest that animals are constantly shadowed by symphony orchestras.
  • * 1999 , , Volume 7, page 20,
    • Now we spend about a third of our time in the US working on docos , working with US wildlife.
  • * 2000 , Tom Kenny, Sound for Picture: Film Sound through the 1990s , page 160,
    • I started thinking that I had to get back to where I was when I was put into the field to do docos [documentaries] and put in situations to capture sound as simply as I could and be sure to get what I could get.

    document

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia document) (en noun)
  • An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. Any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
  • * Paley
    • Saint Luke judged to be authentic.
  • (obsolete) That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
  • * I. Watts
    • Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time.
  • (obsolete) An example for instruction or warning.
  • * Sir Walter Raleigh
    • They were forthwith stoned to death, as a document to others.

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To record in documents.
    • He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.
  • 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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