as in reference
a notation in a book (such as a dictionary) that tells you where to look for more information
The almanac includes cross-references to a map and timeline for each country.
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Recent Examples of cross-reference
Modern platforms can cross-reference multiple authoritative data sources in real time, automatically flag discrepancies for review and update information across multiple systems simultaneously.
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Tammy Hawes, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Additionally, implementing machine learning algorithms that cross-reference multiple sources can help detect and prevent the propagation of inaccurate data.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Compile a list of services and then cross-reference their reviews across multiple sources.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
The People’s Daily published a full-page article demonstrating the correctness of the Three Represents with cross-references to texts by Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Deng.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2020
Journalists can cross-reference that with other datasets and add in context with base maps.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Caswell doesn’t at first seem very interested in them except as opportunities to create fascinating verbal spirals, cross-references and death drops, like a game of biographical Chutes and Ladders.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Script-writing teams may appreciate an artificial agent that can look up dialog or cross-reference on the fly.
—Janet Vertesi, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
Tammy Hawes, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Additionally, implementing machine learning algorithms that cross-reference multiple sources can help detect and prevent the propagation of inaccurate data.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Compile a list of services and then cross-reference their reviews across multiple sources.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
The People’s Daily published a full-page article demonstrating the correctness of the Three Represents with cross-references to texts by Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Deng.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2020
Journalists can cross-reference that with other datasets and add in context with base maps.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Caswell doesn’t at first seem very interested in them except as opportunities to create fascinating verbal spirals, cross-references and death drops, like a game of biographical Chutes and Ladders.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Script-writing teams may appreciate an artificial agent that can look up dialog or cross-reference on the fly.
—Janet Vertesi, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
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“Cross-reference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-reference. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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