Annotation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

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

Noun

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