cross reference

See also notation

A cross reference directs you from one place in a text to related information elsewhere: See the cross reference on page 47.

In databases and documents, cross references link related entries or records.

The verb cross-reference means to create such links or to check information against another source: Cross-reference the invoice with the shipping records.

Related

bibliography · source · see also · further reading · hyperlink · database · catalog · verify · fact check · double check · compare · appendix · pointer · redirect · concordance · glossary · table · entry

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Opposites
information connectivity

cross referencedead end

Passage without outlet

standalone · self-contained · unlinked · independent · disconnected

citation type

cross referencefootnote

Citation at page bottom

endnote · marginal note · annotation · gloss

Family

cross, reference, crosses, crossed, crossing, crosser, crossings, references, referenced

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