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FUTN-oht/ˈfʊtnəʊt/

A footnote is a note at the bottom of a page, or a minor extra detail: a footnote to the clause, a mere footnote. Annotation is the close twin; a small-print aside is not an n.

Meaning

A note at the bottom of a page; also a minor extra detail.

Examples

• “A footnote is not an n; put the count in the cell.”
• “Annotation is the close twin. Aside is milder. Small print is talk. A cell is a count. Put the number in the table; then footnote the rounding rule if the codebook still needs it.”

Good to know

A page-bottom note, or a minor extra. Close: annotation. Small print ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

annotation, aside, endnote

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