dynamicdocumentation

noun
UK /daɪˈnæmɪk ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/
US /daɪˈnæmɪk ˌdɑːkjumɛnˈteɪʃən/

Documentation that changes and updates itself as things change.

The team used dynamic documentation so the guide always showed the newest steps.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Documentation generated automatically from code or system data.

The API's dynamic documentation refreshed every time the developers pushed new code.

3. Help content that adjusts to what the user is doing.

The app's dynamic documentation showed different tips depending on which screen was open.

4. A record that changes in real time as events happen.

The incident log served as dynamic documentation during the outage.