What Does Annotation Mean?

Annotations are a kind of metadata that makes references to the data itself but is not an actual part of it. Annotations can include notes on metadata, such as comments on the data. Annotations can be made in a special program or as part of a markup language or programming language.

Techopedia Explains Annotation

Annotations allow users to add comments to data. They can range from simple sticky notes to bookmarking tools that allow users to add comments to websites they want to save.