Hivatkozásmez

Hivatkozásmez is a term used in Hungarian information technology to describe a data field designed to store references to other resources. It is a field type commonly found in databases, content management systems, digital libraries, and knowledge bases to capture citations, URLs, DOIs, or internal links between records.

The function of a hivatkozásmez is to enable linking and cross-referencing between resources. It can be implemented as a simple single-value URL field, a structured bibliographic field with subfields such as author, title, year, and publisher, or as a multi-value field that holds several references. Depending on the system, entries may point to external sources or to other entities within the same repository.

Data quality and validation rules for a hivatkozásmez vary by context. Typical requirements include syntax validation for URLs or DOIs, optional or required metadata, and support for standardized formats such as Dublin Core or BibTeX. Some implementations normalize links to a canonical form and enforce consistency in how references are represented.

In practice, hivatkozásmez supports information retrieval and verification by allowing readers to access original sources or related materials. It underpins workflows in publishing, research databases, and wiki-style knowledge bases by facilitating transparent sourcing and navigable interconnections between records.

See also: hivatkozás, forrás, bibliográfia, link mező.