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an⋅no⋅ta⋅tion

[an-uh-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
2. the act of annotating.
3. note (def. 1). Abbreviation: annot.

Origin:
1425–75; < L annotātiōn- (s. of annotātiō). See annotate, -ion
an·no·ta·tion   (ān'ō-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.
  2. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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.

annotation 
1460, from L. annotationem (nom. annotatio), from annotatus, pp. of annotare "to add notes to," from ad- "to" + notare "to note, mark."

Main Entry: an·no·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "a-n&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a note added (as to a statute) by way of comment or explanation often furnishing summaries of relevant court decisions
2 cap : an informational and descriptive note or essay (as about a case or legal issue) esp. in American Law Reports

annotation
1. 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. 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as well as authors, can annotate nodes, then they can immediately provide feedback if the information is misleading, out of date or plain wrong.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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