Annex is an adjective that comes from the Latin word annexus and that, according to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), is used as a synonym for annex . That which is annexed is added or linked to something or someone .
For example: “The clinics operate in a building attached to the hospital,” “The rental contract has an annex detailing the reasons that may lead the owner to terminate the agreement unilaterally,” “The club intends to acquire land.” annex to the stadium to build a training field.”
I attach it as a dependency
The concept of annex is usually used with reference to the rooms that are next to a building. That is to say: an annex is a complementary construction of the main one. The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina , to cite one case, has an annex building where the offices of many officials function and where there is also an auditorium. A university , for its part, can have buildings as annexes so that students can settle there during the school year.
The need to build an annex building to another is very common in companies with a long history, which have been centralized in one property for decades and can no longer contain all their employees; If management believes it is beneficial to keep them all in the same branch, then this type of expansion is ideal.
In some cases, the annex building may have the sole objective of physically expanding the capacity of the main one; However, as can be seen in the case of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina, it can also serve to add new types of facilities, such as an auditorium, so that it can also carry out activities that were not possible before.
Complementary or secondary comments
Annexes are also comments or annotations that complement a document . Suppose a sociologist presents research on violence in a certain city. This researcher develops his work over thirty pages. Then, as an annex, he adds another five pages detailing three particular situations. The annex, in this case, serves to exemplify or complete its theoretical development and its conclusions.
In certain contexts, what is secondary or accessory is classified as an annex: “That is something annex: now we have to focus on how to solve this problem.”
Other uses of the term annex
There is a fine line in the definition of the term annex that incorrectly brings it closer to the concept of unnecessary . If we focus on the meanings of the RAE dictionary once again, we do not find this nuance in any of them; In addition to those expressed in the previous paragraphs, we find "concerning, inherent or own", as well as "tissues and organs that are around the uterus: the peritoneum, the ovaries and the tubes."
And it is in the fields of medicine and biology that we can find reasons to avoid the derogatory tone that the term annex usually receives in everyday speech: just as the uterus needs the organs and tissues just mentioned to function properly and healthily. , also the investigation about violence (present in a previous example) can only be considered complete if the annex is taken into account.
Continuing with the use that this word has in science, we know that the pancreas and the liver are considered glands attached to the digestive system, and that part of their functions is to collaborate with the absorption and digestion of food. Could we live without either of these two organs? The answer is a resounding no, since these are two essential components of our body, and the protagonists of some of the most serious diseases that our species can suffer from.