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Word Lesson 9
Word Lesson 9: Formatting a Research Paper
Term | Definition |
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Bibliography | a page that lists all of the sources in your paper. |
Bookmark | a reference point, a location, or a selection of text that you name and identify for future reference. |
Caption | a line of text that describes an object, which can appear above or below the object it describes. |
Citation | a note specifying the source of information. |
Endnote | placed in a list at the end of the document. |
Footer | appears at the bottom of a document page. |
Footnote | placed at the bottom of the page on which the citation is located. |
Header | appears at the top of a document page. |
Hyperlink | a way to jump from one location to another, either within the same document or to an external location. |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol | how the data is transferred to the external site through the servers. |
MLA Style | must be single spaced with a hanging indent and double spacing between each footnote, while an endnote is double spaced with a first line indent. |
Plagiarism | the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. |
Source | includes all the information about where a specific element of your paper comes from, so the reader can find the original work. It could be a book, report, journal article, or website. |
Tab Leader | which are the symbols that appear between the table of contents topic and the corresponding page number. |
Table of Authorities | a specialized type of bibliography used in legal documents. |
Table of Contents | an ordered list of the headings in a document, along with the page numbers on which the headings are found. |
Works Cited | a collection of sources that you place at the end of a document. |