Annotation

Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈteɪʃən/

Annotation (noun)

  1. A short note or comment added to explain or give more information.
  2. An explanation or comment added to a text to help understand it better.
  3. A label or tag added to data to describe or categorize it.

Examples

  • She added an annotation to clarify her point.
  • The teacher's annotation helped me understand the text better.

Common collocations: add an annotation, detailed annotation, scholarly annotation, annotate a paper, data annotation

Synonyms of Annotation

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Annotation

  • absence of comment or note