annotated

American  

[an-uh-tey-tid] / ˈæn əˌteɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. supplied with or containing explanatory notes, textual comments, etc..

   an annotated edition of Milton's poetry.

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Usage

What does annotated mean? The adjective annotated is used to describe a text or similar thing to which notes or comments have been added to provide explanation or criticism about a particular part of it.Such notes or comments are called annotations, and to add them is to annotate (the adjective annotated comes from the past tense of this verb). Annotation can also refer to the act of annotating.Annotations are often added to scholarly articles or to literary works that are being analyzed, and it’s these types of things that are most commonly described as annotated. But annotations can be added to any text. For example, a note that you scribble in the margin of your textbook is an annotation, as is an explanatory comment that you add to a list of tasks at work.The word annotated is sometimes abbreviated as annot. (which can also mean annotation or annotator).Example: The annotated edition of the book really helped me to understand the historical context and the meanings of some obscure words.

Other Word Forms

• unannotated adjective
• well-annotated adjective

Etymology

Origin of annotated

First recorded in 1800–10; annotate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

These indicators of past glacial activity, along with Coloe Fossae and the surrounding craters, are visible in the annotated images.

From Science Daily

Those ads used annotated images to remind visitors that drinking and singing loudly should be contained to bars and not spill into the streets.

From New York Times

The drawings were ultimately annotated and published in 1943 by The Saturday Evening Post, but Rockwell gave the originals to Mr. Early.

From New York Times

Accompanying the interviews will be more than 350 photographs and illustrations, as well as historical documents such as handwritten copies of Springsteen’s song lyrics and annotated drafts of Obama’s speeches.

From Los Angeles Times

Each of the 27 chapters is prefaced by an introductory analysis, and Hitler’s writing is meticulously annotated, line by line, with commentary that debunks false statements and provides historical context.

From New York Times