In plain English
It is extra information written onto a document to point something out or explain it. The added content is attached as a note or mark, rather than being the document itself.
In context
Here, "annotation" labels a note or explanatory mark added on the submission in the viewer.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- labels a note or mark added on the submission in a viewer
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say who added it or what effect it has.
Examples
“A handwritten annotation in the margin explained the unfamiliar symbol in the report.”
“In the viewer, an annotation on the submission marks the paragraph with the missing reference.”