annotation

[ an-uh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
2. the act of annotating.
3. note ( def 1 ). : annot.

annotation

/ ˌænə-; ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of annotating
2. a note added in explanation, etc, esp of some literary work

Other Words From

• rean·no·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of annotation¹

First recorded in 1425–75, annotation is from the Latin word annotātiōn- (stem of annotātiō ). See annotate, -ion

Example Sentences

While our study focused on viruses in the global oceans, improved annotation of viral proteins is critical for better understanding the role viruses play in health and disease in the human body.

From Salon

In our proof of concept, we trained neural networks on previously annotated viral protein sequences in pre-trained protein language models and then used them to predict the annotation of new viral protein sequences.

From Salon

Our approach allows us to probe what the model is “seeing” in a particular viral sequence that leads to a particular annotation.

From Salon

Miller confirms he has seen this letter - and that he wrote an annotation on his that says: "Please ensure that these issues are fully addressed... keep me in touch."

From BBC

After watching a video on TikTok, she found a side hustle: training artificial intelligence models for a website called Data Annotation Tech.

From New York Times

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