document vs palimpsest

document

noun
  • An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. 

  • An object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects. 

  • Any material substance on which the information is represented by writing. 

  • A file that contains text. 

verb
  • To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information. 

  • To record in documents. 

palimpsest

noun
  • A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written. 

  • The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one. 

  • Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form. 

  • Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface. 

  • Memory that has been erased and re-written. 

  • Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity. 

verb
  • To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse. 

  • On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day. 

How often have the words document and palimpsest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )