"annotation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A comment or instruction (usually added) (synset 106775984)
"his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

is a type of: comment, commentary - a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
subtypes:
- poste restante - a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
- acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- footer, footnote - a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
- n.b., nb, nota bene - a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
- postscript, ps - a note appended to a letter after the signature
same as: notation, note
The act of adding notes (synset 100372543)
is a type of: expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail

same as: annotating