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In obsolete terms the difference between review and document

is that review is to retrace; to go over again while document is an example for instruction or warning.

As nouns the difference between review and document

is that review is a second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact 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 verbs the difference between review and document

is that review is to survey; to look broadly over while document is to record in documents.

review

English

(wikipedia review)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact.
    • I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
  • An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
    • The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
  • (legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
    • The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.
  • A stage show made up of sketches etc.
    • The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
  • A survey of the available items or material.
    • The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
  • A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
    • The Times Literary Review is published in London.
  • A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
    • The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
  • A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
    • The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

    Derived terms

    * * judicial review

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To survey; to look broadly over.
    • Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
  • To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
    • The critic reviews every new play in London.
  • * '>citation
  • To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
  • (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
  • * 1610–11 , (William Shakespeare), '', act IV, scene iv, in ''The Works of Mr. ''William Shake?pear''; in Eight Volumes , volume II (1709), page 954:
    • Cam''[''illo'']   What I do next, ?hall be next to tell the King // Of this E?cape, and whither they are bound: // Wherein my hope is, I ?hall ?o prevail, // To force him after: in who?e company // I ?hall review ''Sicilia ; for who?e ?ight, // I have a Woman’s Longing.
  • (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
  • * 1726 , (Alexander Pope) (translator), (Homer) (author), (Odyssey)'', book III, lines 127–128, in ''The Ody??ey of Homer , volume I (1760), page 113:
    • Shall I the long, laborious ?cene review , // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?

    See also

    * revise (v.)

    Related terms

    * reviewer * reviewability * medireview * rereview

    Anagrams

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    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.

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

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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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