citation -
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
photo credit a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
citation -
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
speech act the use of language to perform some act
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
citation -
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
summons,
process a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
citation -
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
citation -
Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
citation -
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
citation -
A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
Wikipedia
Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source). More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression (e.g. ) 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.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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citation A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
citation A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
