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Definitions for annotation:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
annotation n 1: 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" [syn: note, notation] 2: the act of adding notes [syn: annotating]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "annotation": adversaria, aide-memoire, apparatus criticus, comment, commentary, commentation, docket, entry, exegesis, footnote, gloss, item, jotting, marginal note, marginalia, memo, memoir, memorandum, memorial, minutes, notation, note, note of explanation, register, registry, reminder, scholia, scholium, word of explanation

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
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as well as authors, can annotate nodes, then they can immediately provide feedback if the information is misleading, out of date or plain wrong.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)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
ANNOTATION, civil law. The designation of a place of deportation. Dig. 32, 1, 3 or the summoning of an, absentee. Dig. lib. 5. 2. In another sense, annotations were the answers of the prince to questions put to him by private persons respecting some doubtful point of law. See Rescript.

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annotation: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
annotation n. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or ... An annotation serves as a brief summary of the law and the ... annotation ...

annotation definition | Dictionary.com
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Annotations
The Java platform has always had various ad hoc annotation mechanisms. ... Annotation type declarations are similar to normal interface declarations. ...

Annotation (Java Platform SE 6)
( Note that this definition is recursive for annotation typed members. ... The hash code of an annotation is the sum of the hash codes of its members ...

Linguistic Annotation
Tools and formats for speech and text annotation ... The starting point is the annotation graph model, with some significant generalizations. ...

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