Look up reference or référence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A reference is a relationship in which one object designates or links to another.

Reference or reference point may also refer to:

• Reference (computer science)
  • Reference (C++)
• Reference (film), a 1985 Bulgarian film
• Reference, a citation, i.e., a link to a source of information
• Reference, a person or employer who - either verbally or via a written letter of reference or recommendation letter - will attest to one's character or qualifications, e.g., for a board position, job, membership, residency, scholarship, school admission, etc.
• Reference design, in engineering
• Reference desk, in a library
• Reference question, a concept in Canadian public law
• Reference work, a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
  • Digital reference (also virtual reference)
• Reference.com, an online reference source
• Sense and reference (Bedeutung) or Reference, Frege's term for that which an expression designates

See also

• Cross-reference
• Refer (disambiguation)
• Referee (disambiguation)
• Referent
• Reference point (disambiguation)
• Self-reference
• Terms of reference
• All pages with titles beginning with Reference
• All pages with titles containing reference
• For Wikipedia's reference guideline, see Wikipedia:Citing sources

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