Look up: reference

1. reference
   [Noun] A remark drawing attention to a person or thing.
   Example: The best man made reference in his speech to some amusing events from the past.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. reference
   A reference to one or more glyphs in a font, to make a composite glyph. For example, a quarter fraction may be made up of a reference to 1 and a 4.
   Found on http://www.jgoffin.freeserve.co.uk/abf/g
   
   
3. reference
   [n] - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to 2. [n] - the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to 3. [n] - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression 4. [n] - the act of referring or consulting 5. [v] - refer to
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4. Reference
   See also CITATION (127, 128) A set of bibliographic elements that refers to a work and is complete enough to provide unique identification of the work for a particular bibliographic function
   Found on http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mg1.htm#
   
   
5. Reference
   A term commonly used by drive manufacturers to mean either a signal used as a demand (such as a speed reference) or the point against which such a signal can be compared.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20823
   
   
6. Reference
   A reference is a collection of metadata about a resource; the metadata is structured into fields. References are stored in bibliographies. References to references are called shadows. References may have connections to other references (through a crossref or an association, in the latter case possib...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20846
   
   
7. Reference
   If a parent or young person wishes to challenge an authority's decision at tribunal, they must fill in a reference form and submit it to the tribunal administration. The form contains details of their disagreement with the authority.
   Found on http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.j
   
   
8. reference
   in Standard Generalized Markup Language(SGML):markup that is replaced by other text,either an entity or a single character Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a language construct designating a declared language object Category: Automation (includes tele...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
9. Reference
   Ref'er·ence noun [ See Refer .] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference<...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/35
   
   
10. reference
    The act of referring or consulting, something that refers to something else. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
11. reference
    denotation 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
12. reference
    consultation noun the act of referring or consulting; `reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer`
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13. reference
    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 to often answered evasively`
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14. Reference
    • (n.) One who, or that which, is referred to. • (n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court. • (n.) Relation; regard; respect. • (n.) The act of submitting a matter in ...
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15. reference
    the act of referring or consulting; something that refers to something else.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/
    
    
16. reference
    pointer
    Found on http://foldoc.org/reference
    
    
17. reference
    
    • a remark that calls attention to something or someone
    • a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage
    • an indicator that orients you generally
    • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
    • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
    • the class of objects th...
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    • Reference
      An agreement to submit to certain arbitrators, matters in dispute between two or more parties, for their decision, and judgment. The persons to whom such matters are referred are sometimes called referees. mercantile law. A direction or request by a party who asks a credit to the person from whom he...
      Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/q122.htm
      
      
    • reference
      Attribution to the research or writing of others, used when quoting or commenting upon others' work in a report or academic essay. There are two elements: a brief `in-text` reference that does not interrupt the flow of the argument, and footnotes or a bibliography, listing the books or articles in full. The `in-text&#...
      Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency
      
      
    • Reference
      (computer science) In computer science, a `reference` is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular data item, such as a variable or a record, in the computer`s memory or in some other storage device. The reference is said to `refer` to the data item, and accessing that ...
      Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference
      
      
    • Reference
      (C++) In the C++ programming language, a `reference` is a simple reference datatype that is less powerful but safer than the pointer type inherited from C. The name C++ reference may cause confusion, as in computer science a reference is a general concept datatype, with pointers...
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