cross-links

Noun

cross-link (plural cross-links)

1. A covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
2. A similar bond between strands of nucleic acid
3. (Internet) An internal hyperlink to another webpage belonging to the same web domain.
   • There's no downside to providing reasonable cross links, and several reasons for providing them. For example, effective cross-linking keeps visitors on your site longer (as opposed to heading off-site because they can't find what they need on your site."2006 May 23, Harold Davis, Search Engine Optimization, O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 33
4. (broadly) A connection between data.
   • (12)For the identification of cross-links between terrorism investigations and judicial proceedings against suspects of terrorist offences, reliable identification data is crucial. Due to the uncertainties regarding alphanumerical data especially for third country nationals, it should be possible...2021 December 11, Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and the Council and Council Decision...

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