38. A computer-program product, comprising: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions operable to perform a process that associates information in a computer system, the process comprising: receiving an annotation environment signal that includes a context information indicative of a recognizable item, the recognizable item being indicative of an incidental element primarily employed by a non-human reader and capable of distinguishing the item, the incidental element comprising at least a physical attribute of the item; processing the annotation environment signal, the processing comprising at least a pre-recognition stage, a slicing stage, and a marking stage; receiving an expression signal that includes an annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable item; and associating the context information indicative of a recognizable item and the annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable item.
38. A computer-program product, comprising: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions operable to perform a process that associates information in a computer system, the process comprising: receiving an annotation environment signal that includes a context information indicative of a recognizable item, the recognizable item being indicative of an incidental element primarily employed by a non-human reader and capable of distinguishing the item, the incidental element comprising at least a physical attribute of the item; processing the annotation environment signal, the processing comprising at least a pre-recognition stage, a slicing stage, and a marking stage; receiving an expression signal that includes an annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable item; and associating the context information indicative of a recognizable item and the annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable item. 60. The computer-program product of claim 38 , wherein the prerecognition stage is a first degree of recognition.