(literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something). / A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.

To provide a list of references for (a text). / To refer to, to use as a reference. / To mention, to cite. / (programming) To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

plural of reference

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reference

(transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something) / (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.

(journalism) A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number.

(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes. / That which is referenced.

simple past tense and past participle of refer

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refer

plural of refer