Overdocument

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To document something in greater detail than necessary. transitive

    "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; […]"

Example

More examples

"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; […]"

Etymology

From over- + document.

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