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

Recent Examples on the Web What is presented here isn’t just annotation but the total institution, which shapes life profoundly, being commented on, spoken to, addressed by its charges. — Rachel Kushner, The New Yorker, 12 May 2021 That gets you a host of other benefits as well, including support for an unlimited number of devices and document annotation features. — David Nield, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2021 Yet this collection of 23 radio scripts, edited with scholarly annotation by Tony Medawar and Douglas Greene, is nearly as much fun just to read. — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021 Because a preprint is public, any scientist can review the paper, and their comments may be posted to it using annotation software such as hypothes.is; or shared on social media for all readers to consider. — Simine Vazire, Wired, 25 June 2020 Each part of the document, from the chart captions to the annotations, must be preserved for the A.I. technologies reviewing them to work well. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2020 And Jude Law, who plays Albus Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts film series, will read Dumbledore’s annotations about the stories. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Feb. 2020 But LexisNexis' annotations of the statute are eligible for copyright protection. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019 With regard to Georgia’s code, the author of the annotations qualifies as a legislator, Roberts said. — Bill Rankin, ajc, 28 Apr. 2020

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