annotate

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an·no·tate / ˈanəˌtāt/ • v. [tr.] add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment: documentation should be annotated with explanatory notes.DERIVATIVES: an·no·tat·a·ble adj.an·no·ta·tor / -ˌtātər/ n.

Annotation

views updated May 21 2018

ANNOTATION

A note, summary, or commentary on some section of a book or a statute that is intended to explain or illustrate its meaning.

An annotation serves as a brief summary of the law and the facts of a case and demonstrates how a particular law enacted by Congress or a state legislature is interpreted and applied. Annotations usually follow the text of the statute they interpret in annotated statutes.

annotate

views updated May 17 2018

annotate XVIII. f. pp. stem of L. annotāre, f. AN-1 + nota mark, NOTE.
So annotation XV. — F. or L.

annotation

views updated Jun 08 2018

annotation Explanation added to a program to assist the reader. This may take the form of manuscript additions to the program listing, but more often takes the form of comments included in the program text.