Directions that lead you from one subject or name to another in a catalog or index Database: A database in an organized collection of computer records The most common type of database consists of records describing articles in periodicals otherwise known as a periodical index By entering search terms related to your topic, you will be able to retrieve information about articles of interest from the database
A way of connecting a journal entry to its corresponding ledger entries so that the transaction can be traced back to its original entry or forward to its final entry
A finding aid, such as Optional Form 21, that directs the users from one place in the file to another when a particular document may be requested by more than one name, number, or subject
A note in an index or document which refers you to the main entry or preferred term Often the note begins with "See" followed by the term you should use See also See references
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 index Cross-references can also lead you to broader, narrower and related terms Example: Body Language USE Nonverbal communication
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)
a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
In cataloging and indexing, a reference from one heading to another in the same catalog or index The most common cross-references are "See" references which instruct the reader to look elsewhere for the correct heading, and "See also" references which refer the reader to related headings
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
You can still make a simple word-equivalent dictionary work for you Always cross-reference from the original word Most words in English have several meanings You want to be sure the word you got in the target language is really for the meaning you have in mind!
An attribute of a field or a file that identifes 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)
Referring to one part of a document from another part The reference may be to a section number or title, or to a page number, or both To incorporate these into a document, you should use an explicit facility rather than doing it by hand See section 11 4
A cross-reference is a note in a book which tells you that there is relevant or more detailed information in another part of the book
Directions that lead you from one subject or name to another in a catalog or index
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)
A reference from one heading to another in the same catalogue or index The most common cross-references are "See" references which instruct the reader to look elsewhere for the correct heading, and "See also" references which refer the reader to related headings
Page number (or other text) that refers readers to another location in a document
If something such as a book is cross-referenced, cross-references are put in it. Nearly 2,300 plant lists have been checked and cross-referenced. an index of products and services which is cross-referenced to the supplying companies. a note that tells the reader of a book to go to another place in the book, to get further information
Directions given in publications such as catalogs, indexes, and encyclopedias which refer readers to additional information within that publication
A direction from one place to another A SEE reference indicates that all materials will be found listed under another specified term; a SEE ALSO reference lists other terms under which related materials might be found
A referral from variant forms of a personal or place names, series or uniform title, or one subject to another
A "pointer" used in catalogs and indexes to tell you the word you are looking for is actually listed under another term
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)
reference from one part of a book, index, card, or online catalog to another D Database: an organized collection of computer records, standardized in format and content, that is stored in a computer-readable mode
A referral in a catalog or index from one heading to another Also called a "reference" and "see-from" reference, or a "use for "
Word or heading that directs you from one part of a book, catalog, or index to another part
A reference in a document or index from one term to another related term See Also refers to related terms; See refers to preferred terms
An object whose contents are a serial number A cross reference combines features of hard and symbolic links in Unix, but is somewhat different from either Like a symbolic link, a cross reference is a separate object, independent of the object to which it refers Unlike a symbolic link, the reference points to the object, not to its name; the object need not even have a name Unlike a hard link, a cross reference can dangle (be pointing to no object at all) If the target object is destroyed, the cross reference will dangle forever, until it is destroyed, even it had pointed to a named object (a registered object) and a new registered object of the same name is created
Term used in catalogs, thesauruses, and indexes to lead users from one form of entry to another (e g American poets see Poets--American)
reference made from one part of a book or record to another part of the same book or record
Directories in an index or other finding aid that direct one to look under a different or related term These may also be called "see" or "see also" references
A list of all positions of a string where it occurs A cross reference consists of all identifiers and their positions within the text unit
- words or symbols that refer the reader to other places where additional information may be found
A reference from one term or word to another term or word Cross references are often used in online catalogs, databases and books (ex American Poets see Poets, American)