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## document


  Contained in [schema](https://docs.vespa.ai/en/reference/schema-reference.html#schema) and describes a document type.
  This can also be the root of the schema, if the document is not to be queried directly.

```
document [name] inherits [name-list] {
    [body]
}
``` 


  The document name is optional, it defaults to the containing `schema`
 element's name. If there is no containing `schema` element, the document name is required. If the document with a name is defined inside a schema, the document name must match the `schema` element's name. The reference to document type in the documentation refers to the document name defined here.


  The `inherits` attribute is optional
  and has as value a comma-separated list of names of other document types.
  A document type may inherit the fields of one or more other document types,
  see [document inheritance](https://docs.vespa.ai/en/schemas.html#schema-inheritance) for examples.
  If no document types are explicitly inherited,
  the document inherits the generic `document` type.


The body of a document type is optional and may contain:

[Read more](https://docs.vespa.ai/en/reference/schema-reference.html#document)