written document vs writing

writing vs written document

written document and writing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written document	Yes	No	No	No
writing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of written document; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than written document:

written document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Other hypernyms of written document include piece of writing, written material.

written document (noun)	writing (noun)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)	the activity of putting something in written form
	the act of creating written works
	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
	letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
	(usually plural) the collected work of an author

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