doc

1 of 2

noun

: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
The dynamic new interface make apps, widgets and docs appear translucent, allowing users to see multiple layers of their screen at once. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 June 2025 The prolific artist already dropped two new docs this year. Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 Companies are pulling back on buying docs, as A24 all but shuttered their doc division, laying off five employees, which was a majority of the staff. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 May 2025 Broken Social Scene always seemed like more of a collective than a band, and a new clip from It’s All Gonna Break — an upcoming doc about the group that’s hitting movie theaters around North America in the months to come — shows the hard work the musicians had to put into getting on the road. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for doc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doc was in 1740

Cite this Entry

“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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