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annotation

[an-uh-tey-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈteɪ ʃən /


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Ana showed the BBC her passport, containing a US business visa with an annotation naming the agency that Brunel set up in the US, Karin Models of America.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

Innodata’s stock rose after Palantir Technologies selected it for training data and annotation capabilities, with financial terms undisclosed.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Prior to the layoff, the xAI’s data annotation team was one of the largest, with 1,500 full-time and contract staff members, which included AI tutors.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

Notably, an ancestry-biased mRNA isoform of SPSB2, likely driven by cross-population allele frequency differences in rs11064437, was found to be unannotated in canonical gene annotation.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2024

Scrolling further down the screen, Charles came across a rather unusual annotation: “You didn’t really think we’d make it that easy, did you?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

The organization made that footage available online with time stamps and annotations.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

The spreadsheet he created was a mess of account numbers and annotations that only he could understand, Alice said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

The cover shows evidence of stubbed-out cigarettes and the typescript contains Saint-Exupéry's handwritten notes, annotations, and edits on its pages.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2024

It may be cute that Feig and other interviewees are seen watching the clips but their annotations feel like overkill.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2024

“You making your own annotations over there, kiddo?”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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