Meaning & use
annotations
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Notes added to a text, image, or document to explain, comment on, or clarify it.
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The professor's annotations in the margins helped clarify the difficult passage.
The app lets you add annotations directly onto a PDF.
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Annotations are typically brief and explanatory, added alongside an existing text rather than replacing or rewriting it.
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