REFERENCE

A remark that calls attention to something or someone

Example: "She made frequent mention of her promotion"

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Example: "The student's essay failed to list several important citations"

An indicator that orients you generally

Example: "It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

Example: "He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

Example: "Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

Example: "The extension of `satellite of mars' is the set containing only demos and phobos"

The act of referring or consulting

Example: "Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

Example: "He carried an armful of references back to his desk"

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

Example: "He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"