annotation vs marginal note

annotation

noun
  • A comment added to a text. 

  • Information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases. 

  • A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. 

  • Metadata added to a document or program. 

  • The process of writing such comment or commentary. 

marginal note

noun
  • A note in the margin of a document. 

How often have the words annotation and marginal note occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )