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Word: reference (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a measurement one can compare to
  • academic writing A previously published written work within academic publishing, used as a source for theory or claims referred to which are used in the text.
  • information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
  • programming An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
  • 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.

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Verb:

  • to mention
  • to refer to, to make reference to, to cite

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