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A manager writes in a report, 'As shown in Table 4 on page 12, costs rose sharply.' Page 12 is in the same report. Which term best describes this kind of reference?

It is an internal cross-reference. The sentence directs the reader to Table 4 on page 12 of the same report, rather than naming an outside source. Bibliographic entries and footnote citations identify external works, so they do not describe this pointer.

  1. AInternal cross-referenceCorrect
  2. BBibliographic entry
  3. CFootnote citation of an outside source
  4. DEndorsement

Explanation

The writer is directing readers to another part of the same document, which is a cross-reference. A bibliographic entry or footnote citation identifies an external source, and the pointer to Table 4 is not that. An endorsement is an unrelated term.

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