annotation

Noun
Synonyms: notenotationannotating

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a comment or instruction (usually added)“his notes were appended at the end of the article”“he added a short notation to the address on the envelope”Synonyms: notenotation
  2. the act of adding notesSynonyms: annotating
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Annotation \An`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. annotatio: cf. F. annotation.] A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

annotation annotate

1.<programming, compiler> Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program. Annotations may be added either by a compiler or by the programmer. They are not usually essential to the correct function of the program but give hints to improve performance.

2.<hypertext> A new commentary node linked to an existing node. If readers, as well as authors, can annotate nodes, then they can immediately provide feedback if the information is misleading, out of date or plain wrong.

(1995-11-26)

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