Dokumentado

Dokumentado is a term used in several languages to denote documentation or the act of documenting. It can function as a noun referring to a collection of documents or as an abstract process of creating them. The form is derived from the root dokument- with the suffix -ado, a construction common in various languages to indicate a process, activity, or result related to the root.

In software development, dokumentado encompasses technical documentation such as API references, user guides, installation manuals, architecture diagrams, and data dictionaries. In archival and information-management contexts, it refers to the systematic creation, description, and organization of records for long-term preservation and retrievability. In research and academia, dokumentado covers methodologies for recording experiments, results, and metadata to ensure reproducibility and transparency. In journalism and media, it may denote the documentation of sources and evidence used to support reporting.

As a term used in different linguistic communities, dokumentado can also appear as a proper noun in some projects or tools dedicated to documentation management. Such uses are context-dependent and vary by language and organizational practice. Because it overlaps with the more common English word “documentation,” its precise meaning is determined by the surrounding field and language.

See also: Documentation, Technical writing, Archival science, Data governance.