Reference
nounNoun
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”
Similar:CharacterType of:RecommendationTestimoniala publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
“he carried an armful of references back to his desk”
Similar:SourceType of:Publicationthe act of referring or consulting
“reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer”
Similar:ConsultationType of:Actiona remark that calls attention to something or someone
“the speaker made several references to his wife”
Similar:MentionType of:RemarkCommentInputa book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
“he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic”
Type of:Bookan indicator that orients you generally
“it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved”
Type of:Indicatorthe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
“he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes”
Type of:MeaningSubstancea short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Type of:NoteAnnotationNotationthe most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
Type of:SubstanceMeaning(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Similar:AddressType of:Code
Verb
refer to
“he referenced his colleagues' work”
Similar:CiteType of:ComposePenWrite
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