Definition of "crosscutting" [crosscutting]

• A technique used especially in filmmaking in which shots of two or more separate, usually concurrent scenes are interwoven. Also called intercutting. (noun)

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• "(Such concerns are often termed crosscutting concerns in AOP literature.)"
• "Begin sawing as in crosscutting, that is, at the farther corner with the handle end of the saw up, and gradually drop the handle."
• "Ok now let us define crosscutting which is one of important aspects of AOP."