annotation

noun

an·no·ta·tion ˌa-nə-ˈtā-shən

Synonyms of annotation next

: a note added by way of comment or explanation

The bibliography was provided with helpful annotations.

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web Joplin also doesn't have any kind of drawing, scanning, or PDF annotation, though OneNote and Evernote do. —

PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023 Globally, the data collection and annotation industry is expected to reach $17.1 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research, a market forecaster. —

Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023 His map is a circle nearly 7 feet in diameter, crammed with illustrations and annotations; the work took several years. —

Dominic Green, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023 Read the whole annotated document below, or read the specific annotations by themselves below that. —

Bill Rankin, ajc, 15 Aug. 2023 Church spokesperson Sam Penrod said the faith made an annotation on Owen’s personal church record in spring of 2019 — three years after Andrew’s initial report to his bishop. —

Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023 The result is a step-by-step annotation of how humans evolved into 17 other species, all with varying physical capabilities and eventually colonizing Neptune. —

Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 27 July 2023 Handwritten annotations in the psalter reveal what the king thought of the text and its implications for his own power. —

V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023 To add note-taking and annotation to your Kindle experience, the new Kindle Scribe is discounted by 24%, landing at $320 for an all-in-one journal, library, and notebook. —

Zoë Hannah, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023 See More

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