overdocument

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ document.

Verb

overdocument (third-person singular simple present overdocuments, present participle overdocumenting, simple past and past participle overdocumented)

1. (transitive) To document something in greater detail than necessary.
   • 2012, Albert J. Marcella, Jr.; Frederic Guillossou, Cyber Forensics: From Data to Digital Evidence, page 279:

     It is better to overdocument than not; thus, always err on the side of caution and overdocument. It is not an insult to a cyber forensic investigator to be called thorough, careful, meticulous, or methodical; […]

Related terms

• overdocumentation

Anagrams

• countermoved, covermounted