document

Noun

• (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

• a written account of ownership or obligation

• anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

• writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Verb

• support or supply with references
  • Can you document your claims?
    

• record in detail
  • The parents documented every step of their child's development
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  text file , written document , papers