What are the two parties of referencing called?

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If document A references document B, is there a term to describe A’s and B’s role? Maybe we could call B the referent? How about A?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '16 at 15:59

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Using terminology from

I'd say :

A: referencing document (which contains references or cross-references)
B: referenced content (or item, section, etc.)

answered Sep 04 '16 at 15:59

k1eran

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 05 '16 at 12:56

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You're already mostly there with the wording of your question.

Document A is, simply, "the document". Document B is "the reference", or source.

answered Aug 05 '16 at 12:56

Mike C

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