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📝 A note or comment 💻 A code tag
annotation

annotation

5 5.1
A label added to computer code that tells tools or programs how to handle it
  • noun
  • /ˌænəˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anotación
  • The researchers noted that by sharing their digital annotations, students were exposed to differing responses and differing text interpretations.
  • back-annotation
  • annotations for computer
  • create annotations

Those are the only times that you can introduce new annotation syntax.

Examples

  • So getting annotation for metagenomes is quite challenging.

  • Those are the only times that you can introduce new annotation syntax.

    Lex Fridman

  • This model will actually generate annotations and sequence.

  • However, the process is mostly manual and can only support the annotation of DICOM images.

    Academic text (2016)

  • In addition, the lack of third-party annotation means that it is not easy to update old submissions as new information becomes available.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Gene annotation was based on BLASTx at NCBI and checked manually.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Collaboration with users of digitized material can result in increased contextualization of digitized material through added metadata and annotation.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In software development, an annotation can provide important metadata that helps configure the application correctly.

  • The library allows developers to use annotations to simplify the management of various code elements.

  • By using annotations, programmers can easily document how their classes and methods should be processed.

Synonyms

tag
vsannotation
179 1.0

A word or label added to something online to describe it

is attached to source code to provide structured information for tools
metadata
vsannotation
  • Specialized
19 6.1

Information that describes a file or record, for example author and date

is attached to source code to guide tools and compilers

How Detailed

metadata
  • Specialized
19 6.1
annotation
  • Specialized
5 5.1
tag
179 1.0

Surface Forms

annotation singular
annotations plural

Morphology

annotation = annotate (semi-transparent) = annotate + ion

While the formation from 'annotate' is clear, the specific technical meaning in computing is specialized and not immediately obvious.

Etymology

The word annotation comes from Latin ad- 'to' and notare 'to mark', and it comes from the same root as the simple word note. In computing an annotation is like a 'note' attached to a piece of code to tell tools or programs what to do, which is why it is a small tag that gives extra information about the code.