# Name of "unnumbered end note" style?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-unnumbered-end-note-style/713580>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 25, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-unnumbered-end-note-style/713580 "2015-02-25T14:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-unnumbered-end-note-style/713580/1 "2015-02-25T14:37:01Z")

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I really should know this, or know where to find the info, but it’s eluded me.

Many books, especially those aimed at a popular or crossover pop/pro audience, use an end note style that omits markers or numbers in the text. Each note in the end is referenced by a short quote from the text. It’s all less efficient than numbers, but it allows careful citation without clogging up the main text and discouraging casual or popular readers.

Is there a formal name for this technique?

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**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-unnumbered-end-note-style/713580/2 "2015-02-25T21:18:15Z")

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I don’t know if there’s a formal name, but when I was a copyeditor we just called them “page cites.”