We call in our language documentation to the knowledge that a topic is available thanks to the information that has been received from it.
Knowledge that is available on a topic thanks to the information gathered about the
“We finished the report on insecurity on Saturday after receiving documentation from the security forces with the latest statistics on crimes committed during the last month.”
It should be noted that the documentation that is collected, for example to make a report, consists of a series of documents that what they contain is basically detailed information on the matter under investigation.
Then, the content of the documents, normally data, numbers, graphics, among others, will allow those who manipulate or elaborate them to demonstrate phenomena or news, or on the contrary, their denial.
Most of the time, those issues that have concrete documentation that conclusively proves or denies them will enjoy greater credibility.
The most widespread synonym used for this sense of the term is that of report, which precisely implies that set of data about something or someone.
Legal and official documents that allow personal identification or prove a fact
And on the other hand, the word documentation designates the document or a series of documents, which normally have an official consideration, and which then allow and facilitate personal identification or prove some matter.
“Without the corresponding documentation, you will not be able to remove the child from the country.”
One of the most popular synonyms for this term is identification document.
This document contains all the most important personal data to identify a person: full name and surname, date of birth, marital status and address and also has a current photograph that facilitates the visual identification of the person.
These identity documents are issued by a competent national authority in this regard.
The importance of the Identity Document. Characteristics
Every time an individual must carry out a procedure, before a company or public body, when he wants to leave his country, or wants to prove his identity, he must present this documentation.
Most of the countries of the world issue to native citizens and to those who request it because they have settled, an identity document in which the essential data that identifies a person and that we have mentioned above lines are consigned.
In countries like the Argentine Republic, for example, the DNI, as it is popularly called, is a document that cannot be replaced by any other when it comes to being identified by an authority or to exercise the right to vote.
It is essential to be able to specify the right to vote to have a valid identity document, since the registers are made from these documents.
On the other hand, this DNI is requested to carry out public and private procedures, and also to work legally.
In recent years and thanks to advances in technology, DNIs have changed their traditional notebook formats to become cards, such as credit and debit cards, which have important security conditions that prevent its forgery for example.
Both the signature and the thumb print, two distinctive signs of a person, are now taken with various technologies, leaving aside the classic and obsolete signature practices with a pen on paper and ink, respectively.
Therefore, it is essential that people, especially adults, always go out with their ID, not only because if they make a payment with a card they will ask for it to corroborate their identity but also in case an unconvincing person arises and the authorities need to identify them. legally.
When the DNI is lost or stolen, the situation must be reported immediately to the police authorities so that said document is neutralized and a new one must be processed.
When a child is born, his parents must promptly obtain a DNI from the civil registry authority.
When a person is outside their country, the document that they will be asked to identify themselves anywhere will be the passport, which of course must be issued by a competent authority in their country, otherwise it will not be taken as valid and may generate legal problems. to the person.