documentent
Documentent is a term used in information science to describe a hybrid digital artifact that blends static content with embedded metadata and executable components. A documentent stores text, data, and rules that software can render, validate, or transform without altering the original authoring.
The term combines “document” with the suffix “-ent” to indicate an entity. It arose in theoretical discussions
A typical documentent contains textual content, metadata such as authorship and provenance, modular components that render
Use cases include dynamic reports that update from data feeds, documents with automatic compliance checks, interactive
Challenges include security risks from embedded code, interoperability across tools, complexity of versioning, and accessibility concerns.
See also: live document, executable document, structured document.