CITATION

Citation

Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source . More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appears. Generally the combination of both the in-body citation and the bibliographic entry constitutes what is commonly thought of as a citation . References to single, machine-readable assertions in electronic scientific articles are known as nanopublications, a form of microattribution.

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citation

Noun

  1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
  3. An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  4. The passage or words quoted; quotation.
  5. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  6. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  7. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.


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