annotation

English

Etymology

From Latin annotātiōnem, accusative singular of annotātiō (remark, annotation), from annotātus, perfect passive participle of annotō (note down, remark).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

annotation (countable and uncountable, plural annotations)

  1. a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
  2. a comment added to a text
  3. the process of writing such comment or commentary
  4. (computing) metadata added to a document or program
  5. (genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases

Translations

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

annotation f (plural annotations)

  1. annotation

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