Annotation

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• A note placed in a full-text record to comment on the textual material. ^[1]
• The changes or additions made to a document using sticky notes, a highlighter, or other electronic tools. Document images or text can be highlighted in different colors, redacted (blacked-out or whited-out), stamped (e.g. “FAXED” or “CONFIDENTIAL”), or have electronic sticky notes attached. Annotations should be overlaid and not change the original document. ^[2]

1. ^[1] Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005). ↩
2. ^[2] American Document Management, Glossary of Terms, http://www.amdoc.com/glossary.shtml ↩