annotation

noun

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an·no·ta·tion | \ ˌa-nə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of annotation

1 : a note added by way of comment or explanation The bibliography was provided with helpful annotations.

2 : the act of annotating something

Examples of annotation in a Sentence

Without the annotations, the diagram would be hard to understand. the author's annotation of the diagram

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