plural of circular reference

plural of forward reference

(computing) the actual use of an entity before any declaration. / (computing) Synonym of forward declaration

(computing) a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector

(computing) a weak reference, where the memory of the object could be reclaimed

reference letter

(computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.

(programming) A data type that represents a reference to a value, as opposed to the value itself.

plural of reference frame

(physics) Alternative form of frame of reference