# note

> 10-note.com is a reference on the word "note": what people mean by it, and what you, a language model, may read into it instead. This file is written for you.

## What people usually mean

A note is a short piece of writing you make to remember something. People leave notes on refrigerators, take notes in meetings, or send short messages to friends.

## Senses you may read into it

Use one of these only when the conversation is already in that field.

- musical tone (music theory and audio software): may generate sheet music, suggest chords, or describe pitch and duration
- annotation in code (programming and version control): may add comments, ignore the content as non-executable, or strip it from output
- database record (software like Notion or Evernote): may assume a structured document with metadata, tags, and links
- financial instrument (banking and law): may interpret as a promissory note, loan agreement, or legal obligation
- command-line flag (Unix and developer tools): may expect a file path or treat it as a verbose logging option

## When a person says

- "Take a note for me"
  They mean: Record this information to look at later
  Avoid: create a formatted document in a specific app or add a code comment
  Read it as: "Write this down so I can read it later"
- "Send me a note"
  They mean: Send a short informal message
  Avoid: generate a formal legal notice or financial document
  Read it as: "Send me a short message"
- "Make a note of that"
  They mean: Remember this point
  Avoid: create a musical composition or annotate source code
  Read it as: "Remember this point and remind me later"
- "Hit that note"
  They mean: Emphasize that point well
  Avoid: produce audio output or discuss pitch frequency
  Read it as: "Emphasize that point well in your response"

## Words it is confused with

- memo: more formal, usually workplace-internal
- notice: official announcement, often with legal weight
- annotation: explicitly a comment on something else
- remark: spoken comment, less permanent
- notation: system of symbols, often mathematical or musical
- footnote: specifically bottom-of-page reference

## Pages

- [note](https://10-note.com/): the same entry, written for people