Cross-reference is the human-made practice of directing a reader from one location in a text to another location — within the same document or in a related one — for supplemental information, clarification, or source verification. Parameters: (1) a source anchor or pointer in the text, (2) a target location identified by page, section, heading, or identifier, (3) an explicit signal phrase or symbol indicating the redirect. Persists through editorial convention, publishing standards, and digital hyperlink protocols. [formal: per-refrentia | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.10]
Accepted ontology entry
cross-reference
Cross-reference is the human-made practice of directing a reader from one location in a text to another location — within the same document or in a related one — for supplemental information, clarification, or source verification. Paramete…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A human-made referencing practice where a text directs the reader to another part of the same or a related document for additional information — built to persist through editorial convention, book production, and digital hyperlinking.
Names and aliases
- cross-referenceen · CANONICAL
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- cmrrebpth01d0q89dnq5yzsu4INSTANCE_OF →
Cross-reference is a specific kind of reference practice. The filer pins sense: cross-reference is a method of directing readers to related text locations, which is a specific instance of the general practice of reference. Law 9: is X a specific kind of Y? Yes — cross-reference is a kind of reference.
- cmrc6da4l00isa9g4w16qp1irSERVES →
Cross-reference is built for the sake of navigation: its designed purpose is to help readers locate related content across texts or within a single work. For-whose-sake test: cross-reference→navigation. The filer pins the teleological sense — cross-references are intentionally placed to enable navigation.
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- Jul 22, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
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