explanatory notes
Comments aiding understanding
Explanatory notes are supplementary comments that clarify or expand on material in a main text.
They might appear as footnotes, endnotes, or a separate section, providing context, definitions, or background that would interrupt the flow if included directly: The explanatory notes helped me understand the historical references in the poem.
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- annotationsExplanatory additions to documents
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- marginaliaNotes in page edges
appendix · clarification · addendum · remarks · sidebar · reference · citation · asterisk · brackets · fine print · small print · interpretation · elucidation · caption · legend · preface · context · supplement
explanatory, explain, explained, explaining, explains, explanation, explanations, explicable, inexplicable