document n 1 a piece of paper, booklet, etc., providing information, esp. of an official or legal nature 2 a piece of text, such as a letter or article, stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software 3 Archaic evidence; proof vb tr 4 to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etc. the trial was well documented by the media 5 to support (statemen