A system and method for adding at least one label to at least one image. The system can comprise a computer and a user interface comprising an image display and at least one input device configured to permit a user to communicate with the computer. The system is configured to perform a method for adding a label to an image comprising at least one element. In a second aspect, the method comprises several steps including: displaying an image to a user on an image display of a user interface; receiving a positional indication from the user identifying a selected location on the image; and adding a label to the image at a location corresponding to the positional indication. The label comprises a symbolic designation identifying an element of the image, the symbolic designation generated by a system comprising the user interface and without the user fully specifying the symbolic designation.