To refer from one part of a text, database, or system to another related part, creating connections between different pieces of information. It involves establishing links that help readers navigate between related concepts or sources.
Compound of 'cross' (meaning 'across' or 'intersecting') and 'reference' (from Latin referre 'to carry back'). The term emerged with complex indexing systems, emphasizing how information intersects and connects across different locations.
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