docs
English meaning: Docs
Definition
A doctor.
Example
“If you're stuck, just read the docs before asking for help.”
Another example: “She shared the report with the team as a Google Docs file.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Informal plural shortening of either 'documents' (especially in 'Google Docs', software docs) or 'doctors'. Very casual; avoid in formal writing where 'documents' or 'documentation' is preferred. Common in tech ('read the docs').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century clipping of 'documents' (or 'doctors'), from Latin 'documentum' (lesson, proof) / 'doctor' (teacher).
Synonyms
- documents
- documentation
- manuals
Related Words
- gmail
- ocd
- doc
- spreadsheet
- afi
- documentary
- sheets
- greco
Common Collocations
- read the docs
- google docs
- api docs
- check the docs
- write the docs
- docs page
Word Forms
doc (sing.); docs (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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