as in to interpret
to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)
He annotated the text at several places. annotate a list
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Readers can annotate ebooks in color (pink, yellow, blur, and orange), but stylus support would have made this super simple.
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The code labeler adds comments to the code, trying to annotate what is going on so that the AI can more deeply analyze the code.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Here, Butterworth shares annotated script pages from that scene and breaks it down for us.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
That same year, Cornell released Merlin Sound ID, which was originally trained on around two hundred and fifty hours of bird sounds, as well as on background noises (whistling wind, passing cars), all manually annotated by experts.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The code labeler adds comments to the code, trying to annotate what is going on so that the AI can more deeply analyze the code.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Here, Butterworth shares annotated script pages from that scene and breaks it down for us.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
That same year, Cornell released Merlin Sound ID, which was originally trained on around two hundred and fifty hours of bird sounds, as well as on background noises (whistling wind, passing cars), all manually annotated by experts.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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As privacy regulations become stricter, marketers will need to adapt their model-building approaches, carefully considering how these changes impact their ability to gather and interpret data.Mike Villalobos, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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He was joined onstage by Don Was as well as the late Phil Lesh’s grandson Grahame to interpret the track off 1970’s American Beauty.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office brushed off a CalMatters estimate that the state’s homeless population grew to nearly 186,000, telling The Center Square the organization’s reporting was based on incomplete data that analyzed only 32 of the state’s 58 counties.Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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The silver lining of analyzing the most expensive disasters allows scientists and emergency managers to learn from them, Smith added.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noting the government appeal and the December 23 ruling, the court explained that the appeal has been expedited to the next available oral argument panel.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Williams explained the goal on the final play, a fourth-and-10 prayer that went unanswered, one that fell into the arms of Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen, ending Williams’ streak of passes without a pick at 353, the fourth longest in NFL history.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The potential financial losses revealed in this lawsuit are substantial, illustrated by the tenuous position of key players like Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick, along with the sponsorship of Monster Energy.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The timing and rapid pace of these announcements—particularly in light of Google's competing releases—illustrates the intensifying competition in AI development.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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This misunderstanding can result in inaccurate measurements if the recipe doesn't clarify further with weights or detailed instructions.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
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The 33-year-old also clarified his relationship with Sayed, denying any romantic involvement in a series of candid posts.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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