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as-built document

as-built document

7.9
A record that shows the final design and changes made when a building is finished
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : documento de construcción final
  • The contractor submitted the as-built document at the end of the project for verification.

Examples

  • Without an as-built document, future renovations could encounter unexpected challenges.

  • The architect reviewed the as-built document to ensure all specifications were followed.

  • The as-built document was submitted.

  • Can you send the as-built document?

  • The contractor submitted the as-built document at the end of the project for verification.

  • Without an as-built document, future renovations could encounter unexpected challenges.

  • The architect reviewed the as-built document to ensure all specifications were followed.

How Detailed

as-built document
  • Specialized
7.9
drafting
  • Specialized
4.2
architectural plan
  • Specialized
1 3.9
schematic drawing
  • Specialized
1 5.6
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

as-built + document

The term 'as-built document' is compositionally transparent: 'as-built' (meaning 'in the state/as it was built') combined with 'document' yields a record of how something was actually constructed. Although technical, the meaning follows directly from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows 'as' and 'built' could infer it.

Etymology

As-built document comes from the simple practice of making a drawing or note that shows a building exactly 'as built'. Someone checks the finished work and writes down every change, so the as-built part means how it was built and the document is the record. That's why the term means the official record of what was actually completed.