Bibtex

/ˈbɪbtɛks/ noun

Definition

a reference management software for formatting bibliographies in LaTeX documents

Etymology

Portmanteau of 'bibliography' and 'TeX', created by Oren Patashnik in 1985

Kelly Says

BibTeX saved countless graduate students from bibliography formatting nightmares - it's like having a librarian robot that never makes citation mistakes!

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