Hivatkozott

Hivatkozott is a Hungarian adjective and past participle formed from the verb hivatkozni (to refer, to cite, to reference). It denotes that something has been referenced or cited in relation to another text, work, or source. In academic writing, a hivatkozott forrás is a source that has been cited in the work; a hivatkozott érvelés refers to a claim supported by a cited source. The term is also used in formal contexts to indicate documents or statements that have been referenced in another document.

In digital contexts hivatkozás is commonly used to mean a hyperlink. A hivatkozott oldal or hivatkozott link is the page to which the current document points. The participle is used as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies, e.g., hivatkozott forrás, hivatkozott dokumentum.

Distinctions: idézett or citált are often used for direct quotations (word-for-word quotes) or when specifying the exact source. Hivatkozott is broader, covering any source or reference that informs the content, not only verbatim quotes. It can describe sources that are cited to support an argument, as well as links that connect to related material.

Etymology: the term comes from hivatkozni, which carries the sense of referring to or pointing to something. Hivatkozott is a common term in Hungarian bibliographies, academic writing, documentation, and web authoring. See also hivatkozás, idézet, forrás, bibliográfia, link, URL, és weboldal.