REFERENCE

Definition of REFERENCE

  1. (noun)a remark that calls attention to something or someone
  2. (noun)a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
  3. (noun)an indicator that orients you generally
  4. (noun)a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
  5. (noun)a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
  6. (noun)the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
  7. (noun)the act of referring or consulting
  8. (noun)a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
  9. (noun)(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  10. (noun)the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
  11. (verb)refer to