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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The monologues allow a cross-indexing of various aspects of love: lust, friend ship, disinterested affection, good will and gratitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
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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
"I never saw anything more fascinating!" she cried the day when Ellen explained to her the workings of a system for cross-indexing the card-catalogues of refugees already aided.
From Home Fires in France by Dorothy Canfield
