| Subject | French | English |
| gen. | document original | original (The source document from which copies are made) |
| ed., IT | document original | master book |
| gen. | document original | master copy (An original document, recording, film, etc., from which copies can be made) |
| law, ed. | document original et unique | single original |
| work.fl. | documents originaux | original documents |
| patents. | les documents originaux | the original documents |