Look up: reference

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   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
   
   
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   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
   
   
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   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
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   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#
   
   
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   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.sprint-electric.com/glossary.
   
   
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   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 possibly typed by using an association), to keywords, or...
   Found on http://www.quadrasol.co.uk/glossary.php
   
   
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   reference
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   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
   
   
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   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 telecommunications and computers) • a citation referring to a document or passage Category: ...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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    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 in a text- book. 3. Relation; regard; respect. « Something that hath a reference to my state.» Shak. 4 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/35
    
    
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    reference
    The act of referring or consulting, something that refers to something else. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
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    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://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    reference
    consultation noun the act of referring or consulting; `reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer`
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    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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    Reference
    In general, a `reference` is a relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. Such relations may occur in a variety of domains, including linguistics, logic, computer science, art, and scholarship. Thus, the objects to which the term reference applies may be of varying character ranging from concrete examples, such as a reference work in a library, as well as abstract...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference
    
    
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    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 dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    reference
    the act of referring or consulting; something that refers to something else.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/
    
    
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    reference
    
    1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
    2. a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage
    3. an indicator that orients you generally
    4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
    5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
    6. the class of objects th...
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