Documentation Task-Supporting System
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A Documentation Task-Supporting System is a computing system that can help to solve a documentation task (through documentation creation, documentation management, and documentation delivery).
- AKA: Documentation Platform, Documentation Software, Documentation Management System, Documentation Tool.
- Context:
- It can typically create Documentation Content through documentation authoring interfaces.
- It can typically organize Documentation Structure using documentation taxonomy.
- It can typically manage Documentation Version Control via documentation revision tracking.
- It can typically generate Documentation Output in documentation formats.
- It can typically enforce Documentation Standards through documentation templates.
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- It can often support Documentation Collaboration via documentation workflows.
- It can often enable Documentation Search through documentation indexing mechanisms.
- It can often provide Documentation Analytics for documentation usage tracking.
- It can often implement Documentation Automation using documentation generation rules.
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- It can range from being a Simple Documentation System to being a Complex Documentation System, depending on its documentation capability level.
- It can range from being a Manual Documentation System to being an Automated Documentation System, depending on its documentation automation degree.
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- It can integrate with Source Code Repositorys for documentation synchronization.
- It can connect to Content Management Systems for documentation publication.
- It can interface with Translation Management Systems for documentation localization.
- It can communicate with Build Automation Systems for documentation continuous integration.
- It can synchronize with Issue Tracking Systems for documentation maintenance.
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- Examples:
- Technical Documentation Systems, such as:
- Knowledge Management Documentation Systems, such as:
- Enterprise Documentation Systems, such as:
- Specialized Documentation Systems, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- Text Editors, which create text files but lack documentation management capability.
- File Storage Systems, which store documents but lack documentation workflow features.
- General Content Management Systems, which manage web content but lack documentation-specific functionality.
- See: Annotation System, LODE Service, Curation System, Documentation Task, Knowledge Management System, Content Management System, Technical Writing Tool.