The forward reference in the report provided additional context for the findings.

Forward proxies are commonly used in network communication.

A forward declaration is a declaration of an identifier (denoting an entity such as a type, variable, or function) for which the programmer has not yet given a complete definition.

I always try to pay forward acts of kindness.

The store has a forward policy for customer returns.

The function needs to be forward-declared before it can be used.

You need to forward-declare the function before using it.

Forward declarations are used to declare a function or a class before it is defined.

I am forward-declaring the function before using it.

The programmer forward-declares the function before using it.