Verzeichnungen

Verzeichnung (plural Verzeichnungen) is a German term for the act of recording or representing information by signs, symbols, drawings or text, and for the resulting representation, i.e., a notation, annotation or depiction. The verb verzeichnen means to mark down, describe or depict. The precise sense of Verzeichnung depends on field and context, but it generally covers both process and product of notating information.

In musicology, Verzeichnung describes musical notation—the system of signs on staves that encodes pitch, rhythm, dynamics and articulation. In the humanities, Verzeichnungen denote annotations, transcriptions, glosses and critical apparatus added to a text to indicate pronunciation, meaning, or textual relationships. In science and engineering, it refers to the notation of data, formulas and diagrams used to convey information clearly. In cartography, architecture and drafting, it can mean drawings or renderings that illustrate features, plans or landscapes accompanying a document.

The term is often clarified by context or a qualifying phrase such as musikali sche Verzeichnung, Verzeichnung im Text, or Verzeichnung im Diagramm. Related concepts include notation (Notierung), annotation (Anmerkung) and marginalia (Randnotiz). Overall, Verzeichnung encompasses both the act of encoding information by signs and the resulting representation used for analysis, communication, and preservation.