reference in English dictionary

  • reference

    Meanings and definitions of "reference"

    • A measurement one can compare to.
    • A reference work.
    • (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.
    • (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
    • (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
    • (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
    • to refer to, to make reference to, to cite
    • noun
      (literary or archaic)
      A relationship or relation ( 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
      (academic writing)
      A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      (programming, character entity)
      A special sequence used to represent complex characters in a web page such as TM or €.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Appeal.
    • verb
      To refer to, to make reference to.
    • verb
      To mention, to cite.
    • measurement one can compare to
    • academic writing: source
    • to mention
    • to refer to
    • To access a variable, such as an element in an array or a field in a record.
    • reference(s)
    • browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer)
    • Reference to something else.
    • (a) source
    • A person or thing that is adopted for guidance.
    • A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
    • noun
      an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
    • noun
      a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
    • noun
      a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
    • noun
      a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
    • noun
      a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
    • noun
      a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
    • noun
      (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
    • noun
      the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
    • noun
      the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
    • noun
      the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
    • verb
      refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

    Synonyms of "reference" in English dictionary

    mention, book, acknowledgment are the top synonyms of "reference" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of reference

    • reference ( plural  references)
    • reference ( third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)
    • reference (plural references)
    • reference (third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)
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