doc

1 of 2

noun

ˈdäk How to pronounce doc (audio)
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: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

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Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Lance Oppenheim, who co-directed the buzzy A24 doc with Nathan Fielder, has now revealed just how that jarring shower scene came to be — and why Evans might have been fine with revealing all to begin with. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 One of the docs, Father’s House, uses actors, namely Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik and Emma Sehested Høeg, for reenactments of former members’ experiences inside the controlling Christian sect. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 As a result, there are usually at least two international docs nominated each year; in the 2023 lineup, all five nominees were from outside the United States. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Someone has to connect product changes to the content that describes them, so the docs update when the product does. — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doc

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First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doc was in 1740

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Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
ˈdäk How to pronounce doc (audio)
: doctor
—used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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