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overdocumenting

overdocumenting is the present participle and gerund of overdocument.

Meaning of overdocument

Verb

overdocument (third-person singular simple present overdocuments, present participle overdocumenting, simple past and past participle overdocumented)

  1. (transitive) To document something in greater detail than necessary.
    • It is better to overdocument than not; thus, always err on the side of caution and overdocument. It is not an insult to a cyber forensic investigator to be called thorough, careful, meticulous, or methodical; […]2012, Albert J. Marcella, Jr.; Frederic Guillossou, Cyber Forensics: From Data to Digital Evidence, page 279

Questions about overdocumenting

What is overdocumenting the present participle and gerund of?
Overdocumenting is the present participle and gerund of overdocument.

Words near overdocumenting in the dictionary

  1. overdivisions
  2. overdo
  3. overdocument
  4. overdocumentation
  5. overdocumented
  6. overdocumenting
  7. overdocuments
  8. overdoer
  9. overdoers
  10. overdoes
  11. overdog

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