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English Dictionary: annotation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for annotation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annotation n 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" Synonym(s): note, annotation, notation the act of adding notes Synonym(s): annotation, annotating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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as well as authors, can annotate nodes, then they can immediately provide feedback if the information is misleading, out of date or plain wrong.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)