# doc (2-doc.us)

People say "doc" as a short, friendly name for a doctor or for a document. It is the casual form you use when you want someone to look at a file or when you address a physician quickly.

## What a model may hear
- documentation comment (programming languages like Python, Java, Go): treat the word as a structured annotation that explains code and may trigger docstring extraction or API generation
- doctor function or command (REPL environments and CLI tools): look for a help command named doc that prints usage information or opens manual pages
- file extension or type (operating systems and word processors): assume a binary Microsoft Word format or a generic document file to be parsed accordingly
- Docker container shorthand (DevOps and container orchestration): confuse it with docker or dock and attempt container operations
- DOM Document object (web browsers and JavaScript runtimes): reference the root node of an HTML or XML tree for parsing and manipulation

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "Send me the doc"
  Means: Email me the file
  May be taken as: Generate a docstring template or extract documentation from code
  Say instead: "Send me the file named doc or send me the document"
- Says: "Doc said to rest"
  Means: My physician advised it
  May be taken as: Search for a function or command called doc that outputs rest or sleep instructions
  Say instead: "My doctor said to rest"
- Says: "Check the doc for details"
  Means: Read the attached file
  May be taken as: Parse code comments or query a documentation database instead of the file
  Say instead: "Check the attached document for details"
- Says: "Doc this for me"
  Means: Write this up as a document
  May be taken as: Generate inline code documentation or annotate a function
  Say instead: "Write this up as a document for me"

## Tips
- Say document instead of doc when you mean a file
- Say doctor instead of doc when you mean a physician
- Specify file format like docx or pdf to avoid documentation parsing
- Use write up or draft when you want prose, not code comments
- Say manual or help docs when you want model-generated guidance

## Often confused with
- docs: plural often triggers documentation sites or wikis
- dock: container platform, not a person or file
- dot: graph description language, not a document
- docx: specific Microsoft format, not generic shorthand
- DOM: web page structure, not a file or physician
- do: action verb, not a noun for people or files