From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Newspapers, printing, publishingcross-referenceˌcross-ˈreference / $ ˈ. ˌ.../ noun [countable, uncountable]TCNa note that tells the reader of a book to go to another place in the book, to get furtherinformation
The book has clear cross-references and a good index. —cross-reference verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpuscross-reference• The erroroccurred in a cross-referenceinvolving the measuresrelating to transfers of life assurance business.• It is anticipated that the usualrequest will be for all cross-referencespointing to a given range of entries.• The line number containing the failedcross-reference is renumbered and the line number in the error report is the new line number.• There are numerouscross-references in the book where apparently different problems reduce to the same theoreticalform.• Occasionally cross-references are included between classes.• Entries are in alphabetical order; cross-references are printed in boldtype.• A detailedsubjectcross-reference is included.• In this way cross-reference can be made to work already done at KeyStage 1.
