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Citation vs Annotation - What's the difference?

citation | annotation |

As nouns the difference between citation and annotation

is that citation is an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice while annotation is a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

citation

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  • The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
  • An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  • The passage or words quoted; quotation.
  • Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  • A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  • A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
  • Synonyms

    * (passage of words) quotation * (passage of words) quote

    annotation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia annotation) (en noun)
  • a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
  • a comment added to a text
  • the process of writing such comment or commentary
  • (computing) metadata added to a document or program
  • (genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases