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51reference book — n a book such as a dictionary or ↑encyclopedia that you look at to find information …
52reference library — reference .library n a public library or a room in a library, that contains books that you can read but not take away →↑lending library …
53reference book — reference ,book noun count a book that is intended to be used when you need a fact or piece of information, for example a dictionary …
54reference point — reference ,point noun count 1. ) a fixed place that you use to help you find your way or see where other things are 2. ) an idea or fact that you compare other things with or use to help you understand things …
55reference — testimonial, recommendation, character, *credential …
56reference scheme — (See scheme) …
57reference library — ► NOUN ▪ a library in which the books are to be consulted rather than borrowed …
58reference beam — reference beam, beam of laser light aimed at the photographic plate or film in holography …
59Reference counting — In computer science, reference counting is a technique of storing the number of references, pointers, or handles to a resource such as an object or block of memory. It is typically used as a means of deallocating objects which are no longer… …
60Reference — For help in citing references, see Wikipedia:Citing sources. For the Wikipedia Reference Desk, see Wikipedia:Reference desk. Reference is derived from Middle English referren, from Middle French rèférer, from Latin referre, to carry back , formed …
