Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Document \Doc"u*ment\, n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach:
   cf. F. document. See {Docile}.]
   1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth;
      precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]

            Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap
            or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. --
                                                  I. Watts.

   2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]

            They were forth with stoned to death, as a document
            to others.                            -- Sir W.
                                                  Raleigh.

   3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis,
      proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most
      extended sense, including any writing, book, or other
      instrument conveying information in the case; any material
      substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by
      any species of conventional mark or symbol.

            Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents
            and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.
                                                  --Paley.

Document \Doc"u*ment\, v. t.
   1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]

            I am finely documented by my own daughter. --
                                                  Dryden.

   2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish
      facts or give information; as, a a ship should be
      documented according to the directions of law.

Source : WordNet®

document
     n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of
          an official nature) [syn: {written document}, {papers}]
     2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking
        by means of symbolic marks
     3: a written account of ownership or obligation
     4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and
        possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII
        characters [syn: {text file}]
     v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of
          their child's development"
     2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your
        claims?"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

document
     
        A term used on some systems (e.g. {Intermedia}) for a
        {hypertext} {node}.  It is sometimes used for a collection of
        nodes on related topics, possibly stored or distributed as
        one.