Welche Bedeutung steckt hinter der hier vorgestellten Vokabel aus dem Bereich Chatting with colleagues?

Claire: 'I need your help. Please could you tell me what this little abbreviation means?' David: 'Yes, that denotes the assignment of a mentor. If you don't see that against a name, then we still have to find a mentor for that employee.'

to denote

Do you know what it means?

• to criticise
• to symbolise
• to emphasize