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cross-link

cross-link

4.0
A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌlɪŋk/
  • Texting
translation icon : enlace cruzado
  • The website contains several cross-links that make it easy to navigate to related articles.

Examples

  • The report included cross-links to various studies, allowing readers to explore further on the topic.

  • Researchers often use cross-links in their datasets to connect different sources of information.

  • But here is an example of a topic map from the cross links project.

Synonyms

link
vscross-link
  • Texting
451 2.7

A part of a web page that opens another page or file

is specifically about connections between two documents, pages, or datasets
backlink
vscross-link
  • Texting
13 3.7

A link on one website that goes to another website or page

focuses on connecting two documents or datasets for navigation or integration
cross-reference
vscross-link
3 4.6

A note in a book that tells you where to find related information

connects separate digital documents or datasets rather than parts of the same work
cross-index
vscross-link
6.8

A note in a book that points to related information in another part

links separate digital documents or datasets instead of parts within one document
renvoi
vscross-link
  • Specialized
9.9

A note that points to another part of a text for more information

connects two digital documents or pages rather than print index entries

How Direct

hyperlink
  • Texting
10 3.0
cross-link
  • Texting
4.0
reference
329 3.2
mention
220 2.5

Surface Forms

cross-link singular
cross-links plural
cross links plural
cross link singular

Morphology

cross-link = cross + link (transparent) = cross + link

The digital sense is a direct 'link across' resources or documents; the compound elements transparently describe this function.

Etymology

The word cross-link also comes from cross 'across' and link 'connection' or 'join', giving the image of a bridge between things. So a digital cross-link is a connection that takes you from one page, document, or dataset to a related one so people or systems can move between them.