reference

Meaning

Noun

1. A relationship or relation (to something).
2. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
4. A person who provides this information; a referee.
5. A reference work.
6. The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
7. A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
8. A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
9. A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
10. An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
11. A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
12. (obsolete) Appeal.

Verb

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).
2. To refer to, to use as a reference.
3. To mention, to cite.
4. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

Concepts

reference

mention

allusion

citation

quotation

testimonial

consultation

cite

character

denotation

relation

source

recommendation

information

acknowledgment

certificate

mark

inquiry

character reference

refer

connection

address

credit

point of reference

reference point

relationship

description

talk

certification

deposition

evidence

proof

sign

testimony

token

authority

criterion

standard

datum

base

index

regard

extension

computer address

book of facts

reference book

reference work

instance

competence

frame of reference

capacity

concern

bibliography

discussion

references

referral

refer to

compare

quote

account

consult

recourse

referring to

works cited

bibliographical reference

browsing

enquiry

query

letter of invitation

letter of recommendation

aim

yardstick

basis

norm

comparison

example

documentation

citing

signification

position-finding

characterization

illustration

trace

referring

companion

ref.

respect

foot-note

note

competency

indication

petition

report

cross reference

advice

communication

dope

intelligence

tip off

affinity

association

bearing

communion

dealings

pertinence

pertinency

ratio

relevance

relevancy

commendation

composition

constitution

institution

introduction

registry

bail

bailsman

bondsman

guarantee

guarantor

surety

warranter

consulting

literature cite

reference power supply

reference supply

reference data

bench mark

fiducial

numeraire

primary standard

pilot

excerpts

home

starting location

zero position

initial condition

bibliographic reference

meaning

directive

praise

utterance

involvement

rebuke

reprimand

reproof

referal

ref

canonical reference

handbook

manual

reference manual

cause

fount

fountain

root

spring

well

wellhead

wellspring

advert

allude

indicate

suggest

touch

touch on

beck

referent

letter of reference

denote

represent

symbolize

signify

witness

conference

meeting

memory

recollection

remembrance

reminiscence

souvenir

check

checking

control

proving

testing

collate

cf.

medical referral

remission

baseline

benchmark

Hyphenated as

ref‧er‧ence

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

Etymology

From Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, nominative neuter plural of referēns, present participle of referō (“return, reply”, literally “carry back”). Morphologically refer + -ence.

Sentences

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