reference
- Noun. A relationship or relation ((term, to) something).
- Noun. A measurement one can compare to.
- Noun. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
- Noun. A reference work.
- Noun. (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- Noun. (context, academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- Noun. (context, academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- Noun. (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- Verb. to refer to, to make reference to, to cite.
- Verb. to mention.
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.