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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  reference
       
          pointer
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Reference \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See Refer.]
     1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as,
        reference to a chart for guidance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of
        the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Relation; regard; respect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Something that hath a reference to my state. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically;
        (a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,
            capacity, and the like, of another.
        (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
            referred.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Law)
        (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the
            judgment of one or more persons for decision.
        (b) (Equity) 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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Appeal. [R.] ``Make your full reference.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and
        references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin
        of the text.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Reference \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See Refer.]
     1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as,
        reference to a chart for quidance.
  
     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. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically;
        (a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,
            capacity, and the like, of another.
        (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
            referred.
  
     5. (Law)
        (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the
            judgment of one or more persons for decision.
        (b) (Equity) 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.
  
     6. Appeal. [R.] ``Make your full reference.'' --Shak.
  
     Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and
        references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin
        of the text.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  reference
       n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she
            made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no
            mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to
            his wife" [syn: mention]
       2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
          quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list
          several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are
          usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article
          includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation,
           acknowledgment, credit, mention, quotation]
       3: an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a
          reference for comparing the heating and the electrical
          energy involved" [syn: reference point, point of
          reference]
       4: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he
          contributed articles to the basic reference work on that
          topic" [syn: reference book, reference work, book of
          facts]
       5: 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" [syn: character, character
          reference]
       6: 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" [syn: denotation, extension]
       7: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an
          encyclopedia produced the answer" [syn: consultation]
       8: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is
          referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to
          his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that
          quotation" [syn: source]
       9: the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea
          it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence
          of conditioned reflexes"
       v : refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: cite]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αναφορά
     2 παραπομπή
     3 πηγή πληροφορίας (βιβλίο, λεξικό, κλπ.)
     4 (ετ πληροφ en), (για αρχείο) η αναφορά
     5 (ετ προγρ en), (για μεταβλητή) η αναφορά
     6 (countable) η σύσταση, ένα πρόσωπο που δέχεται να γράψει κάτι για
  να υποστηρίξει κάποιον, για παράδειγμα, όταν κάνει αίτηση για δουλειά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     n.
     1 (lb en literary or archaic) A relationship or relation ((m en to)
  something).
     2 A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
     3 information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with
  whom they are well acquainted.
     4 (lb en UK Ireland) A person who provides this information; a
  referee.
     5 (lb en often attributive) A reference work.
     6 The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
     7 (lb en semantics) A relation between objects in which one object
  designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to,
  another object.
     8 (lb en academic writing) A short written identification of a
  previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
     9 (lb en academic writing) A previously published written work thus
  indicated; a source.
     10 (lb en computing) An object containing information which refers to
  data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
     11 (lb en programming character entity) A special sequence used to
  represent complex characters in markup languages, such as
  <code>&amp;trade;</code> for the &trade; symbol.
     12 (lb en obsolete) appeal.
     vb.
     1 To provide a list of references for (a text).
     2 To refer to, to use as a reference.
     3 To mention, to cite.
     4 (lb en programming) To contain the value that is a memory address
  of some value stored in memory.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     n.
     1 (lb en literary or archaic) A relationship or relation ((m en to)
  something).
     2 A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
     3 information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with
  whom they are well acquainted.
     4 (lb en UK Ireland) A person who provides this information; a
  referee.
     5 (lb en often attributive) A reference work.
     6 The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
     7 (lb en semantics) A relation between objects in which one object
  designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to,
  another object.
     8 (lb en academic writing) A short written identification of a
  previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
     9 (lb en academic writing) A previously published written work thus
  indicated; a source.
     10 (lb en computing) An object containing information which refers to
  data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
     11 (lb en programming character entity) A special sequence used to
  represent complex characters in markup languages, such as
  <code>&amp;trade;</code> for the &trade; symbol.
     12 (lb en obsolete) appeal.
     vb.
     1 To provide a list of references for (a text).
     2 To refer to, to use as a reference.
     3 To mention, to cite.
     4 (lb en programming) To contain the value that is a memory address
  of some value stored in memory.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     n.
     1 (lb en literary or archaic) A relationship or relation ((m en to)
  something).
     2 A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
     3 information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with
  whom they are well acquainted.
     4 (lb en UK Ireland) A person who provides this information; a
  referee.
     5 (lb en often attributive) A reference work.
     6 The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
     7 (lb en semantics) A relation between objects in which one object
  designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to,
  another object.
     8 (lb en academic writing) A short written identification of a
  previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
     9 (lb en academic writing) A previously published written work thus
  indicated; a source.
     10 (lb en computing) An object containing information which refers to
  data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
     11 (lb en programming character entity) A special sequence used to
  represent complex characters in markup languages, such as
  <code>&amp;trade;</code> for the &trade; symbol.
     12 (lb en obsolete) appeal.
     vb.
     1 To provide a list of references for (a text).
     2 To refer to, to use as a reference.
     3 To mention, to cite.
     4 (lb en programming) To contain the value that is a memory address
  of some value stored in memory.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     n.
     1 (lb en literary or archaic) A relationship or relation ((m en to)
  something).
     2 A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
     3 information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with
  whom they are well acquainted.
     4 (lb en UK Ireland) A person who provides this information; a
  referee.
     5 (lb en often attributive) A reference work.
     6 The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
     7 (lb en semantics) A relation between objects in which one object
  designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to,
  another object.
     8 (lb en academic writing) A short written identification of a
  previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
     9 (lb en academic writing) A previously published written work thus
  indicated; a source.
     10 (lb en computing) An object containing information which refers to
  data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
     11 (lb en programming character entity) A special sequence used to
  represent complex characters in markup languages, such as
  <code>&amp;trade;</code> for the &trade; symbol.
     12 (lb en obsolete) appeal.
     vb.
     1 To provide a list of references for (a text).
     2 To refer to, to use as a reference.
     3 To mention, to cite.
     4 (lb en programming) To contain the value that is a memory address
  of some value stored in memory.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     Englanti n.
     1 viite, viittaus
     2 suositus, suosittelija
     Englanti vb.
     käyttää viite jtak, viitata jhk

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reference
     Engelska n.
     1 referens, hänvisning
     2 anspelning
     Engelska vb.
     förse med referenser

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  verwysing

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  الإشارة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. референция
  academic writing: identification of a source
  2. отправка 2.
  academic writing: source
   3.
  computing: object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere
  3. препоръка, референция
  information about a person
  4. отпратка, споменаване
  literary: relationship
  5. еталон
  measurement one can compare to

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. споменавам
  to mention
  2. отнасям се, позовавам се
  to refer to

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/ 
  odkaz

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  narážka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  posudek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  zmínka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  doporučení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/ 
  cyfeirnodi 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/ 
  cyfeirnod 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Belegstelle 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Bezug , Bezugnahme 
           Note: auf etw.
           Note: Verweis
        "without reference to"  - ohne Bezug auf, unabhängig von
        "with reference to"  - unter Bezugnahme auf, bezugnehmend auf, Bezug nehmend auf, in/mit Bezug auf
        "in reference to"  - unter Bezugnahme auf, bezugnehmend auf, Bezug nehmend auf, in/mit Bezug auf
        "for reference only"  - rein informationshalber, nur informativ, nur für Dokumentationszwecke, nur für Aktenzwecke, nur zu Evidenzwecken
        "with reference to your letter"  - in Bezug auf Ihren Brief
        "for future reference"  - zur weiteren Verwendung, zu Dokumentationszwecken, für Aktenzwecke, zu Evidenzzwecken, für Ihre Aktenhaltung, zum Nachschlagen, für Nachschlagezwecke
        "for your reference"  - zur weiteren Verwendung, zu Dokumentationszwecken, für Aktenzwecke, zu Evidenzzwecken, für Ihre Aktenhaltung, zum Nachschlagen, für Nachschlagezwecke
        "In this connection reference should again be made to the fact that …"  - In diesem Zusammenhang sei nochmals darauf hingewiesen, dass …
        "For reference, …"  - Informationshalber sei erwähnt, dass …, Der Ordnung halber sei festgehalten, dass …
        "For reference, his address is:"  - Nur zur Information: seine Adresse lautet:
        "The given figures are for reference only."  - Die angeführten Zahlen dienen nur als Richtwert / zur Orientierung.
        "The consolidated version is an unofficial document and is for reference only."  - Die konsolidierte Fassung ist kein amtliches Dokument und dient nur Dokumentationszwecken.
        "We are enclosing a 2009/10 School Calendar for your reference."  - Wir legen einen Schulkalender 2009/10 zur weiteren Verwendung bei.
        "We will close the file, but the details will remain on our database for future reference."  - Wir werden den Fall ad acta legen, aber die Angaben verbleiben für Aktenzwecke / zu Evidenzzwecken in unserer Datenbank.
        "Keep the price list on file for future reference."  - Halten Sie die Preisliste auf Akte / in Evidenz, damit wir später darauf zurückgreifen können.
        "Please keep one signed copy for your reference."  - Behalten Sie bitte ein unterschriebenes Exemplar als Beleg für ihre Unterlagen.
        "Please be reminded of this for future reference."  - Beachten Sie das bitte bei zukünftigen Gelegenheiten.
        "An index is included for quick/easy reference."  - Zum schnellen Nachschlagen ist ein Stichwortverzeichnis enthalten.
   see: referring to, For the record, …, Reference is made to your enquiry dated May 5th.
  
           Note: to sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Bezugszahl , Bezug  [adm.]
        "quote sb.'s reference (number) in the correspondence"  - im Schriftverkehr jds. Bezugszahl anführen/angeben
     Synonym: reference number
  
   see: reference numbers, references
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Empfehlung , Referenz 
        "indication of references"  - Angabe von Referenzen
        "quotation of references"  - Angabe von Referenzen
        "May I use your name as a reference?"  - Darf ich mich auf Sie berufen?
   see: references
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Führungsgröße  [techn.]
           Note: Steuerungstechnik
     Synonyms: command variable, command signal, reference variable, reference input
  
   see: command variables, command signals, reference variables, references
  
           Note: control engineering

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Literaturangabe 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Literaturstelle 
     Synonym: citation
  
   see: citations, references
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Quellenangabe , Quellennachweis , Literaturhinweis  [sci.]
        "sources of reference"  - Quellenangaben, Quellennachweise, Literaturhinweise
        "compile sources of reference into a bibliography"  - Quellenangaben zu einem Literaturverzeichnis zusammenstellen
     Synonyms: reference source, source of reference, literature source
  
   see: reference sources, references, literature sources
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  Verweis , Hinweis 
           Note: auf etw.
        "name-title reference"  - Verweis mit Autor und Werktitel
        "contain a reference to where the date is given on the labelling"  - einen Hinweis darauf enthalten, wo das Datum auf dem Etikett zu finden ist
   see: references
  
           Note: to sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/ 
  referenzieren 
     Synonym: refer to
  
   see: referencing, referring to, referenced, referred to
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  
  αναφορά, αναγωγή

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. lähdeviittaus, viite, viittaus
  academic writing: identification of a source
  2. lähde
  academic writing: source
  3. suositus
  information about a person
  4. referenssi, vertausarvo
  measurement one can compare to

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. mainita
  to mention
  2. viitata
  to refer to

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/ 
  1. संदर्भ~हवाला
        "His book is full of references.   "
  2. निर्देश
        "You should not have done it without reference to me first."
  3. निर्देश~अंक
        "Keep this list of numbers near the phone for easy reference."
  4. सम्बन्ध
        "I am writing with reference to your job application."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  aluzija, nagovještaj, napomena, obavijest, obraćanje, odnos, pozivanje, preporuka, referenca, referencija, referencu, referentna, referentne, upućivanje, veza

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  1. referencia
  2. vonatkozás
  3. célzás
  4. hivatkozás
  5. tájékoztatás
  6. kapcsolat
  7. ajánlás
  8. utalás
  9. felvilágosítás
  10. ajánlólevél

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  acuan, referensi, rujukan
  measurement one can compare to

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. 出典
  academic writing: source
  2. 参照
  computing: object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere
  3. 照会, 照会先
  information about a person
  4. 参考
  measurement one can compare to

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. 言及する
  to mention
  2. 参照する
  to refer to

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  reference /'refərəns/
  1. paminėjimas, užuomina
  2. nurodymas (šaltinio ir pan.), rėmimasis, pasirėmimas
  3. nuoroda (t.p. reference word)
  4. informacija
  5. charakteristika, rekomendacija (t.p. character reference)
  6. charakteristikos/rekomendacijos davėjas
  7. (ofic.) ryšys
  8. perdavimas svarstyti į kitą instanciją, kitam arbitrui ir pan.
  9. arbitro/instancijos įgaliojimai/kompetencija
  10. (kom.) referencija, rekomendacija, pažyma
  11. (tech.) etalonas, standartas
  12. duoti nuorodas (tekste, knygoje)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  reference /refrəns/
  referentie, verwijzing

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  reference /ˈrefərəns/
  I.   1.  [form]  odniesienie, aluzja
   2.  odniesienie się, odniesienie, użycie
   3.  pozycja bibliograficzna
   4.  referencja
  II.   1.  podręczny, encyklopedyczny
   2.  [form]  in/with reference to ([:in | :with] :reference :to)
   - w odniesieniu do
  III.  reference book /ˈrefərəns bʊk/   książka podręczna, wydawnictwo encyklopedyczne, wydawnictwo słownikowe

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  reference /refrəns/ 
  referência

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  reference //ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns// //ˈɹɛfəɹɛns// 
  1. källhänvisning
  academic writing: identification of a source
  2. källa
  academic writing: source
  3. referens 2.
  measurement one can compare to
   3.
  computing: object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  reference /ɹˈɛfɹəns/
  1. havale etme veya olunma
  2. münasebet, ilgi
  3. kinaye, ima, telmih
  4. müracaat
  5. müracaat kitabı veya yeri
  6. tavsiye eden kimse
  7. tavsiyename, ehliyetname, referans
  8. bir kitabın içine müracaat yerlerini işaret etmek. reference library araştırma için kullanılan fakat dışarı kitap çıkarılamayan kütüphane. reference mark müracaat işareti. cross reference aynı kitapta başka yere müracaat. with reference to e gelince, münasebetiyle. without reference to hesaba almayarak.

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  reference /ɾˈɛfɛrˌɛntsɛ/
  references

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛfɝəns/, /ˈɹɛfɹəns/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  REFERENCE, practice. The act of sending any matter by a court of chancery or 
  one exercising equitable powers, to a master or other officer, in order that 
  he may ascertain facts and report to the court. By reference is also 
  understood that part of an instrument of writing where it points to another 
  for the matters therein contained. For the effect of such reference, see 1 
  Pick. R. 27; 17 Mass. R. 443; 15 Pick. R. 66; 7 Halst. R. 25; 14 Wend. R. 
  619; 10 Conn. R. 422; 4 Greenl. R. 14, 471; 3 Greenl. R. 393; 6 Pick. R. 
  460; the thing referred to is also called a reference. 
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  REFERENCE, contracts. 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. 
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  REFERENCE, mercantile law. A direction or request by a party who asks a 
  credit to the person from whom he expects it, to call on some other person 
  named in order to ascertain the character or mercantile standing of the 
  former. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  162 Moby Thesaurus words for "reference":
     acknowledgment, advocacy, advocating, advocation,
     affective meaning, allusion, angle, appeal to, applicability,
     application, appositeness, aspect, bearing, by-line, case,
     certificate of character, certification, character,
     character reference, citation, coloring, concern, concernment,
     confession, configuration, connection, connotation, consequence,
     credential, credentials, credit line, cross reference, cross-refer,
     cross-reference, demonstration, denotation, diacritical mark,
     direct attention to, direction, drift, effect, eidolon, end stop,
     endorsement, essence, example, exemplification, extension, facet,
     fashion, feature, figure, force, form, germaneness, gestalt, gist,
     grammatical meaning, guise, hint, idea, illustration, image, imago,
     impact, implication, import, impression, indication, innuendo,
     insinuation, instance, intension, interest, intimation, invoke,
     item, letter of introduction, lexical meaning, light, likeness,
     lineaments, literal meaning, look, make a cross-reference,
     make reference to, manner, materiality, meaning, mention, naming,
     notation, note, notification, overtone, particular, patronage,
     pertinence, phase, phasis, pith, point, practical consequence,
     punctuation, punctuation marks, purport, quotation,
     range of meaning, real meaning, recommend, recommendation,
     refer to, reference mark, referent, referral, regard, relatedness,
     relation, relevance, remark, respect, scope, seeming,
     semantic cluster, semantic field, semblance, sense, shape, side,
     signature, significance, signification, significatum, signifie,
     simulacrum, slant, span of meaning, specification, spirit, stop,
     structural meaning, style, substance, sum, sum and substance,
     symbolic meaning, tenor, testimonial, tittle, total effect,
     totality of associations, trademark, transferred meaning, tribute,
     twist, unadorned meaning, undertone, value, view, viewpoint,
     voucher, wise
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 参考,索引,参照;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. U提及,涉及;U参考,查阅;C证明书,介绍信;U关系,关联

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