1425-75; < Latinannotātiōn- (stem of annotātiō). See annotate, -ion
Related forms
reannotation, noun
Examples from the web for annotations
The video camera, with its sound track for verbal annotations and its date-and-time log, is becoming one of his favorite tools.
Furthermore, the device allows for convenient zooming and annotations with a stylus.
Even the annotations at the back of the book are fascinating.
But supplemented by annotations that explain back-stories, the book is more capacious than the feed.
Little flourishes and annotations make paging through his drawings a delight.
If other professors pick up the casebook, they can add their own annotations and see the annotations made by their colleagues.
My ballot-not of my preferences but of my predictions-is below, with my picks in italics, along with some annotations.
Also: the turned-down corners where someone paused, the annotations and underlines.
Your notes, highlights, and annotations follow you as you go.
It needn't pay for spontaneously created annotations.
British Dictionary definitions for annotations
annotation
/ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən; ˌænə-/
noun
1.
the act of annotating
2.
a note added in explanation, etc, esp of some literary work
Word Origin and History for annotations
annotation
n.
mid-15c., from Latin annotationem (nominative annotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of annotare "to add notes to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + notare "to note, mark" (see note (v.)).