a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work.
In files management, a finding aid, such as OF 21, directing a user from one place in a file to another when a particular document must be retrievable under more than one filing feature. See also FILING FEATURE, INDEX (1).
In catalogs and indices that use a controlled vocabulary to assign subject headings, a cross-reference directs the user from a word or phrase that is not used to the correct search term(s). This is often called a see reference because the note “See:” precedes the terms you are directed to use. Another form of cross-reference is the “ See also:” reference that directs the user to closely related subject headings. See also: See also reference.
a note at an entry that tells you to look at another entry or page. Some examples of this from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: flight recorder = BLACK BOX fireman - see also FIREFIGHTER fireplace - picture at MANTELPIECE fiction - OPP NON-FICTION
An additional notation that directs the user to another location where the record or information may be found.
In indexing and cataloguing, references or direction from one heading to another.
a means of referring to a document by a file identification other than that under which it is filed
an unstructured reference
a referral from one location in a document to a component elsewhere in the document
A note in an index or document which refers to the main entry or preferred term. Often the note begins with See: followed by the term you should use.
Cross-references are usually found in library catalogues, subject lists and thesauri. They are directions that lead you from one subject or name to the preferred one that is used in a catalogue or . Cross-references can also lead you to broader, narrower and related terms. Example: Body Language USE Nonverbal communication
References that lead from an incorrect or incomplete subject heading to a correct one or lead to related topics for additional information.
An attribute of a field or a file that identifies an action that should take place when the value of a field is changed. Often, the action is the placement of the field's value into an index. A Traditional cross-reference is defined with a specific field. A New-Style cross-reference is a file attribute and can be composed of one or more fields. New-Style cross-references are stored in the INDEX file (#.11).
A term used in catalogs, thesauruses and indexes to lead you from one form of entry to another (e.g., American poets see Poets--American).
information that directs you from one heading to another in a catalog or index. There are 2 types of cross-references: * "see" reference: tells you that the word you are using to look up your subject is not the correct word to use for that catalog or index. Instead, another word is given under which you should look up the subject. For example: DEATH PENALTY see CAPITAL PUNISHMENT * "see also" reference: tells you that the word you are using is the correct subject heading, but it suggests other terms or names where additional or related information may be found For example: COMPUTERS see also ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING. INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS.
reference to another place in the manual, or another document, that the reader may be interested in.
A referral from words or names to others, for example in a catalogue or keywords list (see also ''See' reference' and ''See also' reference').
A direction from one term to another. See associative relationship; equivalence relationship; hierarchical relationship.
See reference or See also reference leading the user from one part of the index to another.
Directions that lead you from one subject or name to another in a catalog or index.
simultaneous delivery of spirit messages through different mediumswith a request to forward them to the right person. The idea,originated by the communicators, is to disprove the working of themedium's subconscious mind. See CROSS-REFERENCE.
filing a duplicate of a document or a cross reference form when the same document is needed in two separate subject or case file folders.
references that lead to related topics for additional information, for example, "see" and "see also" D - H
A cross-reference (noun) is an instance within a document of referring to information elsewhere (either within the same work or in a separate work). To cross-reference or to cross-refer (verb) is to make such connections. The term "cross-reference" is often abbreviated as x-ref, xref, or, in computer science, XR.