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# doc

«doc» in Mova's school dictionary: **a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a doc, docs) — short, informal form

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Doc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them: "Thanks, doc." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#m1)

2) (informal) Doc is short for document, especially a computer file: "Send me the doc." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#m2)

3) (informal) A doc can be short for a documentary film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday clipped speech and on computers (a Word doc, a shared doc). In cartoons "What's up, doc?" is a famous line. Phrases: a Google doc, shared doc, the doc says.

### examples

- "Am I going to be okay, doc?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x1)
- I'll put the notes in a shared doc. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x2)
- Open the doc and add your name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x3)
- The doc said I should rest for two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x4)
- We watched a doc about sharks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x5)
- Save the doc before you close it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/#x6)

### note

Clipped informal word; in formal writing say "doctor" or "document". Plural: docs. As a short form for doctor it is often used as a name when speaking to them. In file names .doc is a document format.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «doc» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.