cross index
noun
a note or group of notes referring the reader to material elsewhere.
cross-indexing
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present participleof cross-index.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Far from slowly powering down, the brain as it ages begins bringing new cognitive systems on line and cross-indexing existing ones in ways it never did before.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such lists allow the gaming companies to tailor their direct pitches to individuals and, by cross-indexing with their own information, spot whether a customer is "underbetting," based on his income and net worth.
From Time Magazine Archive
But since the millions of documents were all arranged by their places of origin rather than by subject matter, the problems of cross-indexing stretch toward infinity.
From Time Magazine Archive
The monologues allow a cross-indexing of various aspects of love: lust, friend ship, disinterested affection, good will and gratitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
From The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
