cross-reference

"See also" notation

A cross-reference is a note directing you to related information elsewhere in the same work or another source.

Textbooks cross-reference chapters; encyclopedias cross-reference entries; legal documents cross-reference statutes.

The verb means to provide such references or to check one source against another: Cross-reference the invoice with the shipping records.

index

appendix

Supplementary section after main text

page · section · figure · table · chart · diagram · locator · heading · subheading · alphabetical

citation

bibliography

List of cited works

attribution · annotation · page · volume · edition · author · journal · article · chapter · book

hyperlink

hyperlink

Clickable reference to another page

  • linkPoint of connection
  • anchorSecures ships to seabed
  • URLWeb location identifier

clickable · navigation · web · hypertext · backlink · redirect · bookmark · wiki

verification

verify

Confirm accuracy or truth

authenticate · fact-check · audit · compare · reconcile · tally · double-check · substantiate · triangulate · accuracy

database

relational

Concerning connections between things

  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • keyLock-opening device
  • fieldArea of specialty

record · query · lookup · join · link · SQL · schema · normalization

research

literature

Body of written works

articles · papers · studies · abstracts · archives · catalog · library · scholarship · meta-analysis

Categories
Opposites
textual relationship

cross-referencebody text

Document's main prose

primary source · main entry · dead end

information connectivity

cross-referencestandalone

Complete without attachments

unlinked · dead end · self-contained · unconnected

Family

cross, refer, referee, reference, referring, referred, refers, referral, referrals

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G