overdocument
verb[IorT]
(alsoover-document)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈdɒk.jə.mənt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈdɑː.kjə.mənt/torecordmoredetailsof anevent,process, etc. than isnecessaryorhelpful:
Is itpossiblethat we are overdocumenting firstaidincidents?
Shefeelsthat manyemployeesover-document, inordertoprovetotheirbossthat they areworking.
- Teachers have tocollecttoo muchdataontheirstudentsand overdocumenttheirprogress, in adesiretocontrolallstudentlearning.
- It isbetterto overdocument than not.
- Theinsistenceon over-documentingforcesstafftospendanexcessiveamountoftimeonpaperwork.
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- put/set pencil to paperidiom
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- rekeyboard
- scribble
- touch-type
- writ
- writing