fulltext

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noun

The complete version of a written work, especially of an academic article.

“The paper's abstract looked promising but accessing the fulltext would have cost me $60 so I didn't end up reading it.”

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

nounfulltext (countable and uncountable, plural fulltexts)

plural fulltexts

  1. countableuncountableThe complete version of a written work, especially of an academic article.

    The paper's abstract looked promising but accessing the fulltext would have cost me $60 so I didn't end up reading it.

    2 more examples

    Library users see online fulltext retrieval as innovative and an exciting use of technology.

    1990, Cynthia Stewart Kaag & Vicki F. Croft, “Online Fulltext Article Retrieval”, in Technical Services Quarterly, volume 7, number 2, →DOI, page 36

    The fulltexts of potentially relevant papers and ambiguous abstracts were independently reviewed by the same authors (F.D.S. and A.I.), who solved disagreements through discussion and consensus, by involving a third author (S.M.) if necessary.

    2022, Federica Di Spirito, Alfredo Iandolo, Alessandra Amato, Mario Caggiano, Annunziata Raimondo, Serena Lembo, & Stefano Martina, “Prevalence, Features and Degree of Association of Oral Lesions in COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews”, in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 19, number 12, →DOI, page 7486

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APA

fulltext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulltext

MLA

“fulltext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulltext. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fulltext,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulltext.

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